By Connor Boyd For Mailonline
Published: 09:19 BST, 18 April 2019 | Updated: 09:26 BST, 18 April 2019
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An eco-warrior has been blasted by Nick Robinson live on-air this morning for encouraging climate protesters to have fun causing chaos in the streets of London.
Dr Gail Bradbrook got a rise out of the BBC Radio 4 presenter when she said the protests were 'awesome' and asked more people to take the day off work and join them.
The Extinction Rebellion co-founder added: 'People are having a fantastic time on the streets... I think its really important that people have fun while they're rebelling.'
Robinson slammed Dr Bradbrook, saying not everyone had the privilege of choosing when to go to work.
The awkward exchange started when the Today Programme host suggested Dr Bradbrook's protests had been irrelevant.
He said: 'Lord Deben and an independent committee were asked to do a target for zero emissions before you took to the streets. So when it's announced in two weeks time, your protests will have been irrelevant to that, wont they?'
Dr Gail Bradbrook said the protests were 'awesome' and asked more people to take the day off work and join them
Dr Bradbrook replied: 'I think our protests have been awesome. We're making history at the minute, people are having a fantastic time on the streets and we really welcome people to come join us.
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