'Sick to death of the antics!' Susan Hall tears into Just Stop Oil 'nonsense' in furious rant

'Sick to death of the antics!' Susan Hall tears into Just Stop Oil 'nonsense' in furious rant
Millie Cooke

By Millie Cooke


Published: 15/12/2023

- 09:50

Updated: 15/12/2023

- 10:50

Susan Hall made the remarks at yesterday's Police and Crime Committee meeting

Susan Hall has criticised Just Stop Oil in a furious rant, saying the public is "sick to death of the antics".

Speaking at yesterday's Police and Crime Committee meeting, the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London said: "Demonstrations are one thing, the other thing is we've got a bunch of people putting orange paint all over things like Christmas trees that members of the public have spent hours putting up.



"They want to destroy, they want to damage paintings, stick themselves to things and God knows what else.

"So if the police are actually commenting on that, good on them, because its what the rest of the public think.

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Susan Hall has criticised Just Stop Oil in a furious rant, saying the public is "sick to death of the antics"

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"We're sick to death of the nonsense of Just Stop Oil and the way they damage so many peoples' properties - the amount of stress and damage they cause.

"So good on the police if theyre commenting on it because I absolutely agree with them. Very many of us, the majority, i would hasten to add, are sick to death of the antics and the cost to the police of just stop oil.

"And I feel very strongly as you might have noticed about this."

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's home was targeted by Just Stop Oil protesters last night, singing reworded carols to criticise his position on the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea.

They arrived outside his home at 8.30pm last night, demanding the Labour leader to commit to ending all new oil and gas licenses in the UK.

Police attended the scene, ordering the protesters to disperse. But no arrests were made, the Metropolitan Police said.

The protesters delivered a letter outlining his demands, as well as holding placards. One read: "Revoke Rosebank", while another said: "Arrest the real criminals".

The Labour Party has said it is opposed to the Rosebank oilfield but in September confirmed the party would not reverse the decision to grant a licence for the Scottish development.

Starmer said: "We will accept the baseline that we inherit from the government if we win that election … in order to ensure we have the stability that we desperately need in our economy."

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The protesters said in their letter: “This is the most critical juncture in human history and you will likely soon be in the fortunate position where you can enact real, meaningful change.”

They added: “You have a choice. You can join a long list of politicians that promised change and delivered nothing, knowing full well that insufficient action is killing people right now and will result in the deaths of countless millions more.

“Or you can make a commitment to cancel all licences approved by the current government and end all future licensing and consents for fossil fuel exploration and extraction in the UK.”

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