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Greenpeace activists halt Philip Hammond’s speech at black tie event in London

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Climate change protesters have disrupted chancellor Philip Hammond’s Mansion House speech.

Hammond had barely started his address when the activists interrupted the black tie event in the City of London.

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The activists were quickly escorted from Mansion House (Greenpeace/PA)

The disruption lasted several minutes. Hammond got back to his feet at 9.05pm.

Greenpeace later said 40 of its activists, some of whom wore red evening dresses with sashes that read “climate emergency”, had interrupted the event, which was being broadcast live on television.

In a statement, Greenpeace UK climate campaigner Areeba Hamid said: “This is a climate emergency. Business as usual is no longer an option.”

Climate protest at mansion house during Chancellors speech. Protestors Seem to have taken over PA with alarm being piped through Never seen this in nearly ten years coming here. pic.twitter.com/upYix7qI0p

— Simon Jack (@BBCSimonJack) June 20, 2019

Now: Activists just gate-crashed @PhilipHammondUK’s #MansionHouse speech and tried to deliver the speech we really need calling for greater government investment and leadership to tackle the #ClimateEmergency. pic.twitter.com/n8HzuE5bPT

— Greenpeace UK (@GreenpeaceUK) June 20, 2019

The Treasury has tried to water down govt action on climate change & the people in the room for @PhilipHammondUK’s #MansionHouse speech have been funding it. But we are in a #ClimateEmergency – business as usual is no longer an option. That’s why we interrupted the speech tonight

— Greenpeace UK (@GreenpeaceUK) June 20, 2019

Is this assault?

Tory MP Mark Field grabs female climate change protesters who clearly was not posing any threat to him. pic.twitter.com/Q7M2mwgVYO

— Pileus Media (@thepileus) June 20, 2019

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