A Just Stop Oil spokesman has refused to apologise for the disruption caused by the activist group across the capital, as she declares their "job is done".
The climate protest group is holding its final direct action in London today, marking the end of a three-year campaign of controversial demonstrations.
The group claims its core demand – a ban on new oil and gas projects – is now Government policy, describing itself as "one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history".
However, a spokesman for Prime Minister Keir Starmer disputed these claims, saying the group had created "a significant amount of disruption and public nuisance".
Just Stop Oil's Mitch Rose refused to apologise for the disruption caused by the group as they embark on their final demonstration
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Discussing the end of their campaign on GB News, Just Stop Oil spokesman Mitch Rose declared that their "job is done" after obtaining the policy from the Government.
Rose explained: "Our original campaign, which started three years ago, was to just stop oil, so no new oil and gas in the UK.
"And we've achieved that aim that is now Government policy. So yeah, job done. It's proof that civil resistance works, and it's amazing what a small group of dedicated people can achieve."
When pressed by host Dawn Neesom on whether she would apologise to the British public for the severe disruption caused by their protests, Rose claimed that she would do in "normal circumstances", but the world is "not in normal circumstances".
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Just Stop Oil are hosting their final demonstration in the capital today after the Government announced there will be no new oil and gas licenses
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Rose stated: "I would say to those people, in normal circumstances, this would have been completely out of order. But we're not in normal circumstances.
"We're seeing the breakdown of just about every system that we rely on, the collapse of our climate systems, the complete destruction of our weather, our wildlife and our nature. So something has to happen. Change has to come."
When asked by Dawn why Just Stop Oil chose the day they did to carry out their last demonstration - which is also the same weekend as two major FA Cup games, the London Marathon and the St George's Day parade, Rose defended their decision and declared it is a "celebration" of their work.
Rose told GB News: "It's a celebration of what we've achieved, and it's to highlight a showcase what's coming next, which is a need to update our democracy.
Rose told GB News that their 'work is done' after causing disruption across the country
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"And we'd like people to go and sign up to the house of the people, because we need a democracy for people, not one for billionaires."
In a statement, a Just Stop Oil spokesman said: "Just Stop Oil's initial demand to end new oil and gas is now Government policy, making us one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history. We know that resistance works and it's needed now more than ever, so we're just getting started.
"The fascists are coming. The super rich are bleeding us dry. We face 2C of global heating in the 2030s and billions of deaths within decades. Nothing short of a revolution is going to stop this."
They added: "The current political and economic system is broken and no-one is coming to fix it unless we do it for ourselves. So we are building a revolution in the UK's broken political and economic system by taking back power from the rich and putting ordinary people in charge.
"On March 27, Just Stop Oil announced it was 'hanging up the hi vis' and that today's action would be the last. However, Just Stop Oil supporters will continue to tell the truth in court, to speak out for our political prisoners and to help build what comes next."
