Climate change protesters who have brought parts of central London to a standstill for days say they will lift their blockades.
The group Extinction Rebellion says it will end its remaining demonstrations at Marble Arch and Parliament Square on Thursday.
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Climate change protesters who have brought parts of central London to a standstill for days say they will lift their blockades.
The civil disobedience movement saw tented protest sites sprouting around the capital. More than 1,000 people were arrested as police tried to clear the sites, though only about 70 have been charged.
Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters stop a motorcyclist from driving through them as they briefly block the road by Parliament Square in London, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The non-violent protest group, Extinction Rebellion, is seeking negotiations with the government on its demand to make slowing climate change a top priority. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters hold banners as they briefly block traffic around Parliament Square in central London, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The non-violent protest group, Extinction Rebellion, is seeking negotiations with the government on its demand to make slowing climate change a top priority. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters hold banners as they briefly block traffic around Parliament Square, backdropped by the scaffolding covered Big Ben in central London, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The non-violent protest group, Extinction Rebellion, is seeking negotiations with the government on its demand to make slowing climate change a top priority. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
Last week, the protesters blocked Waterloo Bridge and major intersections including Marble Arch and Oxford Circus, snarling traffic and disrupting bus routes.
Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters hold a banner as they briefly block traffic going around Parliament Square in central London, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The non-violent protest group, Extinction Rebellion, is seeking negotiations with the government on its demand to make slowing climate change a top priority. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
The civil disobedience movement saw tented protest sites sprouting around the capital. More than 1,000 people were arrested as police tried to clear the sites, though only about 70 have been charged.
Extinction Rebellion thanked Londoners in a statement Wednesday, saying: "We know we have disrupted your lives. We do not do this lightly. We only do this because this is an emergency."
Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters hold banners as they briefly block traffic around Parliament Square in central London, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The non-violent protest group, Extinction Rebellion, is seeking negotiations with the government on its demand to make slowing climate change a top priority. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters stop a motorcyclist from driving through them as they briefly block the road by Parliament Square in London, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The non-violent protest group, Extinction Rebellion, is seeking negotiations with the government on its demand to make slowing climate change a top priority. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters hold banners as they briefly block traffic around Parliament Square in central London, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The non-violent protest group, Extinction Rebellion, is seeking negotiations with the government on its demand to make slowing climate change a top priority. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters hold banners as they briefly block traffic around Parliament Square, backdropped by the scaffolding covered Big Ben in central London, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The non-violent protest group, Extinction Rebellion, is seeking negotiations with the government on its demand to make slowing climate change a top priority. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)