Protesters set up camp in Trafalgar square in London on the second day of their planned two-week protest Times photographer Richard PohlePolice today admitted Extinction Rebellion had overwhelmed their efforts to prevent them setting up protest camps blocking the heart of Westminster. Thousands of protesters ignored an order issued this morning by the Metropolitan Police requiring them to restrict their protest to the pedestrianised area of Trafalgar Square or face arrest. Police handed out notices about the order, made under section 14 of the Public Order Act, but by 4pm little attempt had been made to enforce it. Big camps with sound systems and dozens of tents remained in place on Trafalgar Square, Horse Guards Road, on Victoria Street beside Westminster Abbey and outside the Home Office on Marsham Street. A big crowd of protesters gathered on Whitehall beside Downing Street, chanting “power to the people”…

Source: The Times October 08, 2019 11:03 UTC