The four protesters who scaled the roof of the PM's home have been arrested, a police spokesperson confirmed
Four Greenpeace protesters who climbed onto the roof of Rishi Sunak's Yorkshire mansion have been arrested by police.
North Yorkshire Police said officers were “managing the situation” after being called to the family home in Kirby Sigston, near Northallerton, at about 8am on Thursday. Mr Sunak, his wife and children are currently on holiday in California.It comes after Mr Sunak, MP for nearby Richmond, this week announced plans to “max out” the UK’s oil and gas reserves by granting more than 100 new licences for extraction in the North Sea.
The group climbed down from the roof shortly after 1pm. Officers were seen talking to the four people before they were loaded into the back of police vans. A North Yorkshire Police spokeswoman at the scene confirmed that the they had been arrested. On the ground, Greenpeace UK climate campaigner Philip Evans defended the action at the Prime Minister’s family home. He told the PA news agency the group had knocked on the door when they arrived and said “this is a peaceful protest”, but there was no answer.
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