Extinction Rebellion activists delay distribution of several national newspapers
By 06:00 BST, 13 arrests had been made with police expecting more to follow, but delivery lorries had still been unable to leave the site to distribute papers.on Saturday morning officers were still at the Knowsley plant.XR has accused the newspapers and their owners of"failure to report on the climate and ecological emergency" and"polluting national debate" on dozens of social issues.
A procession of activists that set off from Brighton on foot a week ago is due to march the final stretch to Parliament later. The Met Police said risk assessments of the march in Westminster"did not meet the required standard" and have banned XR from taking a 20ft model boat named after teenage activist Greta Thunberg to the streets of Westminster.
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