Protesters chained up outside of Parliament

Protesters f rom t he youth wing of Extinction Rebellion have chained themselves to a fence outside Parliament in London.

T h e t e n y o u n g c l i ma t e c hange act i v i s t s at t ached bike locks around their necks to railings.

It comes after Extinction Rebellion began to wind down their direct action after weeks of protests and civil disobedience in London.

Independent candidates in the European elections had earlier glued themselves to the doors of City Hall.

Andrew Medhurst, an exbanker, Larch Maxey, a teacher, and Roger Hallam, a PHD student, are all running as independent candidates in the EU elections as part of the Climate and Ecological Emergency Independents group.

Mothiur Rahman, a l awyer who is standing for the group, said outside City Hall: “Not enough is being done. We are taking the practice ... of non- violent civil disobedience into the European elections because the status quo isn’t working.

“We need to act now.” Cons e r vat i ve London Assembly Member Susan Hall said: “These protests have cost the police £ 7 million so far at a time of soaring violent crime.”