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Eco-zealots Just Stop Oil have invaded St Paul's Thanksgiving service in London in a silent protest.
Photos from the Cathedral show a pair of activists stood up at the front holding bright orange posters saying 'just stop oil' and 'will our children thank us?'
Just Stop Oil announced the service was interrupted by Sue Parfitt, 81, an active Anglican priest and retired psychotherapist from Bristol, and Judy Bruce, 83, a biology teacher from Swansea.
The group issued a statement saying: 'Today, in St Paul's Cathedral is the Thanksgiving Service when Americans especially celebrate family life. But here in Britain, young people are being imprisoned for saying: 'We fear for our future - will we be able to have families of our own?'
'Eight years ago, our governments pledged to reduce carbon emissions - but they, along with twenty of the largest oil-producing nations, are now planning to increase oil and gas production.
'We are two women in our eighties who feel we must do whatever we can before we die to turn this around. Our young people need hope — but hope must be earned by action.'
Just Stop Oil have invaded St Paul's Thanksgiving service in London in a silent protest
Photos from the Cathedral show a pair of activists stood up at the front holding bright orange posters saying 'just stop oil' and 'will our children thank us?'
St Paul's Cathedral in central London was holding a Thanksgiving service at the time
Just Stop Oil announced the service was interrupted by Sue Parfitt, 81, an active Anglican priest and retired psychotherapist from Bristol, and Judy Bruce, 83, a biology teacher from Swansea
It comes after the Met Police tweeted earlier today: 'For the third successive day officers have arrested 12 Just Stop Oil activists within two minutes.
'Whitehall also reopened in the same amount of time. These arrests were made by officers who could have been working in our 32 London boroughs.'
More than a dozen Just Stop Oil protesters were also arrested yesterday 'within seconds' of their latest march in London's Trafalgar Square.
The controversial protest group attempted to block the road at lunchtime when Metropolitan Police officers swooped to remove the activists from the road.
Scotland Yard confirmed 14 people were arrested within 'two minutes' for slow marching on the road, while nine JSO activists who were arrested the day before in a similar protest have all been charged.
According to a JSO spokesperson on Wednesday: 'At around 12:30pm today, a group of approximately 14 people began marching from Trafalgar Square in support of Just Stop Oil's demand.
'In much the same situation as yesterday, all 14 were arrested within 30 seconds of stepping on the road.'
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