Eco-warriors Just Stop Oil have sprayed Stonehenge, the prehistoric megalithic structure, orange. The protesters proudly announced on Twitter, that two of their people “took action the day before Summer Solstice, demanding the incoming government sign up to a legally binding treaty to phase out fossil fuels by 2030”. Quite what the 5,000 year old monument has to do with climate change is unclear…
UPDATE: The two people have been arrested on suspicion of damaging Stonehenge, according to the Wiltshire police.
Starmer said to Robert Peston this afternoon:
“I’m fed up with the fact that families across the country see their bills go up and down on energy businesses bills go up and down on energy because of the actions of Putin or Trump across the world.”