Just Stop Oil spray orange paint over Department for Energy

Net Zero orange in a protest "demanding that the UK government immediately halts all new licences and consents for new oil, gas and coal projects."

Two activists staged the action at around 7:30am on Wednesday, 19 July, the group said.

Footage shows the supporters dousing the building with orange paint from a fire extinguisher before sitting down.

Just Stop Oil said they will make an announcement in Parliament Square on Wednesday at 11am.

The Independent has contacted the Metropolitan Police for comment.

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[vmc]

How are these people not locked up..nothing but a pain in the a..e and getting away with damaging people's property

[josephevans]

Why are they letting them get away with this? Start giving them jail sentences.

[blackdotkiller]

The court should make them clear it all up after a fine

[alonefreestyler]

Since the world is so good at tracking people down. Will this lady be tracked down and charged with vandalism?

[jackieharris]

I bet there not even made to get that off !! What is the matter with our police !!

[liamralph]

Lmao I’m sure this will change there minds

[DAGON_]

Orange used to be one of my favorite colors..now it is not.

[dmcolemanmarc]

... and were forced to clean it off by the police, you know like they used to do to graffiti spraying kids? Oh wait

[Janice-xz]

Why aren’t these criminal scum bags in jail? They should prosecuted… and made to clean up their mess.

[quocbaohuynh]

You should know that your paint is also oil-based right?

[ad-soty]

How that spray come to them? Import by bird or lorry with petrol? 😂 Don't say that found that spray on a grass .