Climate protesters cause chaos for commuters in third day of action

● Demonstrators say protests will go on for two weeks

Campaigners who climbed on top of a train have been arrested as the third day of climate change protests, which have caused serious disruption in London, continued.

Two Extinction Rebellion (XR) demonstrators clambered aboard the carriage of a DLR train at Canary Wharf station in east London at about 11am yesterday.

The pair, a smartly dressed man and woman, along with others protestors who glued their hands to the train before being removed at around 12:40pm and taken away in a police van.

More than 300 people have been arrested so far.

XR demonstrations have been taking place at Parliament Square, Waterloo Bridge, Oxford Circus and Marble Arch this week – with organisers saying protests will continue for a fortnight.

More than half a million people have been affected by road closures, traffic gridlock and disruption to transport and businesses since Monday.

Transport for London (TFL) said the DLR stunt caused only minor delays on the network.

On Wednesday, authorities disabled Wi-fi at Tube stations in a bid to stop campaigners intent on disrupting Underground services from co-ordinating their efforts.

Scotland Yard said it is now “in the process of moving demonstrators on Waterloo Bridge” and “those that do not comply may be arrested”.

0 Two protestors climbed on top of a DLR train at Canary Wharf while others glued their hands to the outside of the carriage

The group said the force made “loads of arrests” on Wednesday afternoon at its “international solidarity event” in Oxford Circus, and claims the cells in the capital are full and “operating on a one-in, one-out capacity”.

But the Metropolitan Police has said it has “contingency plans in place” should they run out of space.

XR has emerged as the premier protest movement for climate change activists.

Since its first demonstration last year, the group has injected ANOUSKA STAHLMANN Music Student

fresh energy into the environmental cause, capturing headlines, recruits and highprofile supporters.

But some critics hit out at the group’s “seriously flawed” methods.

Sefan White, 24, who works for a company producing bar snacks in sustainable packaging, was stopped from getting to work on Wednesday.

He said: “I’m devastated. I’m trying to get to a job now. We’ve got to go round Camden on a 30-pub journey and we’re going to be late now.

“We’re probably going to lose money today.”

Music student Anouska Stahlmann said her ill mother and elderly grandparents had to walk part of their journey because of the risk of getting stuck in a tunnel while on the Tube.

The 20-year-old said: “I have no issue with wanting to better the environment and we’re fairly conscious of it as a family. Their methods, however, are seriously flawed and are not inclusive of people who want to support the cause.”

“Their methods are seriously flawed and are not inclusive of people who want to support the cause”