02 Jun 2022 | 10:24 AM UTC
UK: Environmental activists to protest in Edinburgh and London June 2
Environmental protests planned in Edinburgh and London, UK, June 2. Increased security, localized disruptions likely.
Event
Environmental activists plan to protest outside government buildings in Edinburgh and London June 2 to denounce the government's decision to develop a new gas field in the North Sea. In Edinburgh, participants will gather outside Queen Elizabeth House in Holyrood around 13:00. A potentially more disruptive protest will take place in London, where environmental activists will gather outside the Department Of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on Victoria Street in Westminster, around 18:00.
Police will deploy to monitor the rallies. The gatherings and associated security measures could prompt localized transport disruptions in the affected area, particularly if activists set up roadblocks. The gatherings are likely to proceed peacefully.
Advice
Avoid the demonstrations as a routine security precaution and to mitigate associated disruptions. Allow extra time to reach destinations in the affected areas. Leave the area at the first sign of a confrontation.
