Just Stop Oil protests have cost the taxpayer £3.5million in four weeks, new Met Police figures show
The Met has come under fire after footage emerged online showing officers standing by as Just Stop Oil activists 'slow marched' through the streets but intervening when a frustrated commuter pushed one to the ground.
Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said: "We absolutely understand why those who are caught up in traffic delays will be frustrated. "But we must recognise that short clips of individual incidents don't tell the whole story of a much larger policing operation which, as we have shown, is ensuring that our response times are effective and that our interventions are seeing roads cleared with minimal delays."In a separate incident on Tuesday, a biker tried to slowly break through the group of Just Stop Oil protestors blocking commuters on Blackfriars bridge.
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