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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Sean Morrison, Jacob Jarvis, Luke O'Reilly

Extinction Rebellion London protests LIVE: Nearly 300 arrests in capital as activists fill streets around Westminster

Nearly 300 people have been arrested in connection to Extinction Rebellion protests in London, as activists brought Westminster to a halt.

It comes as the group demands the Government takes urgent action on climate change, in part of a major "international rebellion".

Groups of demonstrators shut down roads around Parliament and Whitehall, with vehicles and bikes, and banners reading "tell the truth" and "No coal mines, no fracking".

The Metropolitan Police confirmed 276 arrests so far today.

Follow all the latest updates on the protests here...

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