Extinction Rebellion will STOP public protests which bring commuters to a ... trends now

Extinction Rebellion is quitting actions that target the disruption of the public.

Protests have caused significant disruption in recent months, frustrating members of the public and prompting tough talk from politicians, with Home Secretary Suella Braverman dubbing them 'extremists'. 

The climate action group is aiming to get 100,000 to gather at Parliament on April 21. 

The 'do-it-together movement' said: 'This is a big decision. Public disruption has raised the alarm on the climate and ecological emergency incredibly successfully.

'But while the alarm has been raised, nothing has really changed. So in 2023, it's time to try something different. 

'This year, we will prioritise attendance over arrest, relationships over roadblocks.

'Because when the Government goes low and tries to shut down dissent, we need to go even bigger in response and become impossible to ignore. And that means bringing everyone along.

'Instead of targeting public disruption, we're taking the disruption directly to the UK's seat of power.'

ER says the planet is dying at an accelerated rate and blames 'a financial system prioritising profits over life, a media failing to inform the public and hold power to account, and a reckless Government entrenched in corruption and suppressing the right to protest injustice.'

The militant campaigners want the government to end all new licenses and consents for the exploration, development and production of the fuel in the UK.

They have been savaged for dangerous stunts including grinding the M25 to a halt, as well as gluing themselves to art masterpieces and roads in London.

It comes after it was revealed Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested up to seven times each during a month of road-blocking chaos in London this year.

Some members of the eco-zealot group, which brought the capital the roads around it to a standstill, were arrested multiple times this autumn as part of their uproarious demonstrations.

Official figures show that of the 755 people arrested between October 1 and November 4, 155 were detained by police more than once - just over one in five.

The Metropolitan Police has said those arrested are not able to be charged quickly as officers have to trawl through CCTV and take statements from witnesses before the matter goes through the courts. 

Official figures from the force show that some protesters were able to take part in multiple protests, with one person being arrested a remarkable seven times, The Times reports. 

The Met detained two people on five occasions, 25 people on four, 28 on three and 99 protesters on two demonstrations.

Of the 755 people arrested during their demonstrations in October and at the start of November, 112 have since been charged. 

It told the publication that most arrests in the first five weeks were for obstructing the highway, a lesser offence that can only receive a maximum sentence of six months in prison.

While police investigated many of these offences, the protesters were released on bail, meaning they were free to join other demonstrations taking place.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told the Times: 'We are determined to bring to justice all of those who have acted unlawfully and gone beyond protest into causing serious and criminal disruption to the public of London. 

'To date over 12,500 officer shifts have been needed to deal with Just Stop Oil activity, and hundreds more will be needed to process all of the suspects through to a court outcome.'

The eco-zealots brought large parts of London and the South East to a standstill earlier this year after they embarked on more than 30 days of continuous protests.

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