Police RAVE with eco-warriors chanting 'we love you' in Oxford Circus

With police accused of surrendering London's streets to hundreds of eco-warriors, you might have expected officers to have got tougher on the activists.

But this rave filmed last night suggests quite the opposite, with two officers seen dancing with the Extinction Rebellion demonstrators at Oxford Circus in London.

One officer pumped his hand in the air as the other pulled off some 'dad dancing' moves and the protesters chanted 'we love you, we love you, we love you'.

Police dance with Extinction Rebellion demonstrators at Oxford Circus in London last night

Police dance with Extinction Rebellion demonstrators at Oxford Circus in London last night

It follows politicians criticising Scotland Yard after the activists managed to block a string of key thoroughfares in the city for the third day in a row.

Only late yesterday did police appear to mobilise in numbers in order to clear the blockades. At least 340 people have been arrested since Monday over the protests.

The protests have affected 500,000 people and cost businesses an estimated £12million, but London mayor Sadiq Khan praised the activists for their 'cooperation'.

Since Monday, Waterloo Bridge has been shut to traffic, with protesters planting trees, setting up vegan food stalls and chaining themselves to a truck.

In Oxford Circus protesters took over the streets, parking a bright pink boat on the main intersection. The protests have enraged commuters and business owners.

Last night, Chief Superintendent Colin Wingrove, in charge of the policing operation, insisted officers were doing 'everything in their power' to contain the protest.  

He added: 'The Met has a duty to balance the rights of those engaged in protest and who are acting within the law, against the needs and rights of Londoners to go about their daily lives with minimum disruption.'

At around 8pm it finally appeared that officers were trying to clear the key sites.

But critics said they had treated the mostly peaceful protesters with a light touch and demanded action to take back the streets.

Tory MP Sir Nicholas Soames, the grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, said: 'Not absolutely convinced that our excellent Metropolitan Police are at present maintaining The Queen's Peace on the

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