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Topless Extinction Rebellion activist on hunger strike until Boris Johnson meets demands

A topless Extinction Rebellion protester is going on hunger strike until Boris Johnson addresses the campaign group's demands.

Laura Amherst, 31, from Brighton, filmed herself reading a letter to the Prime Minister, telling him she does not believe the government is doing enough to stop the "climate emergency".

The mum-of-one said that she feels it's important to do more for the future of our children and asked the Prime Minister to set more ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions.

Taking the appeal a step further, Laura declared she wouldn't eat anything more until the government responds to the letter.

"I have been thinking about this for a couple of weeks," Laura said.

Laura Amherst, 31, is prepared to die on hunger strike (Jam Press/@lauraamherstxr)
The topless activist said she is taking a 'massive gamble' with her life (Jam Press/@lauraamherstxr)

"It’s going to be extremely dangerous for me and I am taking a massive gamble with my life, but I feel like I have to do something and I have to try.

"I’m really scared about it, but I am going to do it.

"This is going to sound so dramatic but I'm prepared to die for this.

"It's really hard because I have a child but I have to do all I can and she has a good family around her, a good father and she'll be well protected, well loved and well looked after."

Laura warned human beings will become extinct unless action is taken (Jam Press/@lauraamherstxr)
She asked the Prime Minister to set more ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions (Jam Press/@lauraamherstxr)

Laura has gained an online following after hitting headlines for appearing at Extinction Rebellion marches topless and then for setting up an OnlyFans page to donate some of the funds to the campaign.

The student is calling on her 18,000 Instagram fans to share her video to spread the message of why she has decided to take this step.

She said: "I need this to go viral because it is one of the most important videos of our time with the most important information in it.

"It affects all of us and if we don’t do something, we are going to become extinct.

The protester shot to fame after being pictured topless at Extinction Rebellion protests (Jam Press/@lauraamherstxr)
Some trolls have branded the mother “desperate for attention” after she set up her OnlyFans account (Jam Press/@lauraamherstxr)

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"We really need to do this. I’m risking my life to get this out there and get Boris to take it seriously."

Laura has already made thousands for Extinction Rebellion thanks to her OnlyFans videos.

The mother-of-one and politics student, who calls herself "Climate T**s" on Twitter, pledged to donate 75% of her earnings from the topless content to Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace, and an animal rescue charity, rotating between them each month.

She expected to make around £18,000 last month on the page.

However, her success has brought an onslaught of trolls who’ve branded the mother “desperate for attention”.

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