Greenpeace activists drape Rishi Sunak’s £2m mansion in oil-black material after climbing on roof

Greenpeace activists have coated Rishi Sunak’s £2m mansion in oil-black material after climbing on to the roof of the property in Yorkshire.

Two of the environmental marketing campaign group’s activists additionally unfurled a banner with the phrases “Rishi Sunak – Oil Profits or Our Future?” throughout the grass in entrance of the manor home.

The group was appearing in protest of the prime minister’s “backing for a major expansion of North Sea oil and gas drilling” – the place it can grant 100 new oil and gasoline licences off the coast of Scotland.

Mr Sunak was not within the property on the time.

No 10 spokesperson stated: “The police are on their means.

“We make no apology for taking the right approach to ensure our energy security, using the resources we have here at home so we are never reliant on aggressors like Putin for our energy. We are also investing in renewables and our approach supports 1000s of British jobs.”

After reaching the highest of Mr Sunak’s property utilizing ladders and climbing ropes, 4 activists unfolded 200 sq. metres of oil-black material to cowl a complete aspect of the mansion.

Greenpeace stated in an announcement this morning: “(Sunak) has also indicated that he will approve drilling at Rosebank – the UK’s largest undeveloped oil field.

“The controversial transfer flies within the face of a number of warnings from the federal government’s personal local weather advisers, the International Energy Agency and the UN Secretary General that any new fossil gasoline initiatives threat tipping the world into the hazard zone above 1.5C of warming.

“The move, part of a series of climate policy row-backs following the Uxbridge by-election results, comes amidst a summer of devastating wildfires, floods and heatwaves.”