By Mario Ledwith for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:01 BST, 19 April 2019 | Updated: 00:17 BST, 20 April 2019
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Dame Emma Thompson accused police of wasting taxpayers’ money by trying to stop the illegal climate change protests in London during an expletive-laden rant yesterday.
In chaotic scenes as the capital’s streets were once again shut down, costing retailers millions in lost business, the actress urged activists not to stop demonstrating.
Speaking on the pink boat at the centre of the protest, she dismissed accusations of hypocrisy for flying 5,400 miles from Los Angeles to Heathrow to join in.
She admitted that she had flown business class, saying that at 60 she was ‘far too old’ to use economy.
Dozens of officers strode into the crowd of activists today and started to surround the pink boat which Dame Emma was in
Dame Emma speaks to protesters this morning from the pink boat that has blocked traffic from Oxford Circus for five days
Dame Emma talks to members of the media from on top of the pink boat after police officers surrounded it today
Once Dame Emma had got off the pink boat at Oxford Circus today, specialist officers began cutting protesters from its frame
She also displayed a non-plastic bottle and a set of wooden cutlery that she carries in her handbag at all times in order to cut
