Five were arrested after Greenpeace activists climb onto the roof of Rishi Sunak's home
Greenpeace activists arrested after ending oil protest at Sunak’s mansion
Rishi Sunak’s home hit by Greenpeace in oil and gas protest
Five Greenpeace activists have been arrested after ending their rooftop protest at Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire mansion, which they mounted to “drive home the dangerous consequences of a new drilling frenzy”.
On Thursday morning, the campaigners draped the prime minister’s Grade II-listed manor house with an oil-black fabric.
Police said they were managing the situation after being called to the home in Kirby Sigston, near Northallerton, at about 8am after the activists climbed on to roof while Sunak, his wife, and daughters were on holiday in California.
The group came down at about 1.15pm and was spoken to by officers before being driven away in police vans.
The deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, left in charge of the country in Sunak’s absence, told the protesters to “stop the stupid stunts”.
A former deputy chief constable of North Yorkshire police claimed it was a “major breach of security”, calling for an “investigation into how this has been allowed to happen”.
After reaching the top of the house using ladders and climbing ropes at about 6am, activists unfolded 200 sq meters of fabric to cover a whole side of the property. Two other activists unfurled a banner stating: “Rishi Sunak – Oil Profits or Our Future?” across the grass in front of the house.
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