Get the biggest politics stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailGreen Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley has been arrested while taking part in a climate change protest on Whitehall. The Party tweeted: "Our co-leader Jon Bartley has been arrested on Whitehall whilst peacefully protesting." (Image: Getty Images)(Image: Getty Images)Mr Bartley and Mr Monbiot were sitting in the middle of the road surrounded by singing Extinction Rebellion protesters before police carried them away. Protesting on his birthday today, Mr Bartley said: "We cannot go on with HS2 destroying acres and acres of countryside. The Green Party co-leader was cut off by police who lifted him from the ground and arrested him for obstructing the highway.

Source: Daily Mirror October 16, 2019 15:35 UTC