Extinction Rebellion
They forced councillors to abandon the meeting last night while they stayed at the Guildhall until about 6:30am
Extinction Rebellion protesters halted a Cambridge City Council budget-setting meeting before staging an all-night “occupation” in the public chamber.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayor James Palmer says he hopes Extinction Rebellion “do not endanger the safety or people”.
Police eventually advised councillors to "call it a day" and leave the meeting while protesters continued to "occupy" the public chamber
Group told to ‘think what will best persuade local residents to act and support radical change’ ahead of a week-long planned protest from Sunday.
XR demonstrators disrupted a council meeting last night as one protester abseiled from the public gallery
In anticipation of the climax of their ‘Rebel for Justice’ campaign starting this Sunday, Extinction Rebellion Cambridge