'Stay out of Stop the Oil protests': Met tells drivers not to 'self-police' when eco-mob block roads

A police chief has told drivers who encounter Just Stop Oil protests not to engage in 'self-policing'.

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"Whilst we clearly facilitate protests, equally the concern is policing protracted protests. Resources are being moved away from policing local communities and being focused on London’s priorities, such as reducing knife crime.” Ms Findlay added: “I can completely appreciate how some of the coverage generates questions about the length of time it takes officers to take action and remove these people.

“The issue about self-policing, we are not wanting people to feel that they have to do that. That is a job for the Metropolitan Police. “We’ve arrested 376 people across the last 13 days. A high number of those have been bailed when there’s substantive offence involved — wilful obstruction and criminal damage.Just Stop Oil said: “We have tried everything else to make our criminal Government act.”

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