Demonstrators from the Just Stop Oil environmental group also glued themselves to the road in Park Lane on Sunday. The latest protest comes after two women threw tomato soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers masterpiece - estimated to be worth £72.5 million - at the National Gallery.
Just Stop Oil protesters have blocked London's Park Lane and spray painted the front of a luxury car showroom.
Demonstrators from the environmental group, who are calling for the government to halt all new oil and gas licences, glued themselves to the road in central London at around 11am on Sunday.It comes after Home Secretary Suella BravermanShe, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Nadhim Zahawi met this morning to apply for a new injunction against Just Stop Oil causing disruption on London's roads, Sky News understands.
Transport for London already has an order out against Insulate Britain, which engages in similar activities, but a separate one needs to be taken out for Just Stop Oil. Under the home secretary's plans a new criminal offence would be created for disrupting the functioning of key infrastructure such as airports, railways and oil refineries.
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