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UK PM Sunak’s home covered in black by Greenpeace protesters over oil policy
- Activists draped Sunak’s constituency home in black fabric in protest over expansion of North Sea oil and gas drilling amidst a summer of escalating climate impacts
- Sunak defended his environmental record on Wednesday, saying his government had done a better job than other major countries in cutting carbon emissions
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Greenpeace protesters draped the private home of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric on Thursday, stepping up their campaign against his government’s policy on drilling for oil.
A picture posted by Greenpeace UK on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, showed four protesters atop the property in northern England, covering it in swathes of black fabric, while two others held a banner that read “RISHI SUNAK - OIL PROFITS OR OUR FUTURE?”
“We desperately need our prime minister to be a climate leader, not a climate arsonist,” said Greenpeace UK climate campaigner Philip Evans.
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“Just as wildfires and floods wreck homes and lives around the world, Sunak is committing to a massive expansion of oil and gas drilling.”
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A source at Sunak’s office said police were in attendance.
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“We make no apology for taking the right approach to ensure our energy security, using the resources we have here at home so we are never reliant on aggressors like [Vladimir] Putin for our energy,” the source said.
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