Just Stop oil protesters scale QE2 Bridge at Dartford Crossing

Just Stop Oil protesters have closed the Dartford Crossing after scaling the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge in the eco mob's first stunt outside London.

Police have closed a major road bridge linking Essex and Kent after a report that two people have "climbed onto the bridge and are currently at height".

These were a 33-year-old teacher and a 39-year-old bridge engineer from Just Stop Oil, who vowed to stay up there and keep the bridge closed for 24 hours.

This is the first time during the group's October disruption that activists have ventured outside of central London, where their go-to mode of protest has been to glue themselves to the capital's main roads. 

Last week, the group also threw tomato soup at Vincent Van Gogh's iconic Sunflowers painting at the National Gallery.

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