Extinction Rebellion forces Met Police to break record after vegan meal complaints
EXTINCTION REBELLION protestors have broken the record for number of vegan meals being eaten in Metropolitan Police cells.
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As reported by The Sun more than 1,100 climate change activists were arrested in London and the police had to order vegan options in order to meet their dietary needs. Inspector Brian Smith at Brixton Police Station said detainees complained about a shortage of alternatives to cow’s milk after arrests following April protests. He said in a video: “Well everyone knows we ran a bit low last time so this time we've got plenty.
“In fact yesterday a pallet load of vegan food was delivered so we've got plenty for everyone.”
A police source confirmed to the Mail Online: “Record numbers of vegan meals are being used in our cells.”
Staff at Brixton were even sent a thank you note by one detainee after they were let go.
It read: “To all the kind souls at Brixton police station, for all you have done with decency and professionalism.”
Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said protesters had a choice between deciding to “protest lawfully” or “go home” following a “failure to take and occupy the streets they wanted to”.
Dame Cressida added: “If they do that then of course I can deploy many of my officers back to the streets, back to the neighbourhoods, back to the schools, back to the wards of the people of London.
"We are responding to all serious matters and urgent matters of course, carrying on with our crime investigations in homicide or armed robbery.
“But we're having to move work from one unit to another and the less urgent, less critical, less important work of course gets delayed."
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The group is demanding the British Government to call a climate and ecological emergency.
They are demanding the Government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2025.
London saw 11 days of disruption to roads and public transport in April.
Activists on Thursday used an old fire engine to spray the Treasury building with fake blood.
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The Met warned last week protests might divert resources.
They claimed more resources went towards policing climate change protests than on terror.
Dr Rupert Read from Extinction Rebellion was a guest on BBC Question Time this week.
One audience member said: “Obviously we all know that the environment is a huge issue.
“I myself follow a plant-based diet because of it, but it's interesting that you talk about the methods.
“For me, a load of people dancing in a street probably off their head and soap-dodgers.”
Dr Read shook his head while host Fiona Bruce added: “You may be maligning a whole group of people there.
“I would just like to say.”
Upon becoming Prime Minister, Theresa May abolished the position of Energy and Climate Secretary to create a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy position with an Energy and Clean Growth minister within the department.