Several protestors supporting the Just Stop Oil campaign were arrested in London this morning, including four from Swindon and Wiltshire.

The protestors blocked three major roads in central London on Sunday morning causing severe traffic disruption for the eighth day running as they demand that the government halts all new oil and gas licenses and consents.

The protestors established roadblocks on three roads adjacent to the A501, resulting in severe disruption on Marylebone Road.

They blocked Edgware Road, Gloucester Place and Station Approach by sitting in the road. 

A large number glued themselves to the tarmac, making it more difficult for police officers to remove them.

All people involved in the roadblocks have been arrested by police.

Tristan Strange, 40, a commuter organiser from Swindon who has previously worked as a computer researcher, said: "The biggest crisis our civilisation has ever faced is buried beneath a layer of denial and distraction.

"The media drowns the news out whilst think tanks silently funded by the fossil fuel industry influence and control both climate discourse and policy.

"Our government prefers to listen to the ideology pedalled by the Institute for Economic Affairs, Policy Exchange and the Tax Payers' Alliance and only pretends to heed the consensus of thousands of scientists. As the UN Secretary General put it they are "saying one thing, but doing another. Simply put, they are lying. And the results will be catastrophic."

He continued: "Things are likely far worse than many understand. Tipping points may have already been reached and much of the damage we've done is irreversible. We've already breached safe levels of warming. Extreme weather events are 10 times more likely and this will continue to get worse until we stop burning fossil fuels."

Today’s action is the start of the second week of continuous disruption by supporters of Just Stop Oil.

The road blockades, which had previously targeted roads in and around Westminster, have now moved into the wider London area, while mobile disruption continues to take place in and around Westminster. 

The actions are timed to coincide with the launch of a new round of oil and gas licensing in which over 100 new licences for oil and gas exploration are likely to be awarded and follow news that the government plans to fast track 5 new oil and gas projects, including the Cambo field, aiming to get the vast majority starting construction by the end of 2023.