Boris Johnson’s car is forced to swerve round Greenpeace climate protesters after they link arms on the Mall to block his route to see the Queen

  • Boris Johnson was being driven to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen today
  • But the long-standing formality was interrupted by climate change protesters
  • Greenpeace later claimed responsibility, saying they want Boris to go green 

Climate change protesters tried to halt Boris Johnson’s car on its way to Buckingham Palace this afternoon.

The new Prime Minister was en route to meet the Queen to start of his term of office when a group from Greenpeace fanned out across The Mall.

Police motorcycle riders quickly bundled the demonstrators out of the way and stopped three others who approached Mr Johnson’s Jaguar waving placards and a banner.

Mr Johnson’s car was quickly moving again and he arrived at a Buckingham Palace a short time later to meet the Queen and officially become Prime Minister.

Greenpeace protesters stopped Boris Johnson’s car on his way to meet the Queen today

A police motorcycle rider bundled the group out of the way so Mr Johnson’s car could continue

Three other demonstrators ran at the new Prime Minister’s Jaguar brandishing a banner

The car was quickly on its way again and Mr Johnson met the Queen to start his prime ministership

Greenpeace later claimed responsibility for the protest, proclaiming they had ‘disrupted Boris Johnson’s appointment’.

The group tweeted: ‘We just tried to hand the incoming PM a crucial letter – it contains the answers to tackling the Climate Emergency. But will he *act*?’

The protest was one of number being carried out today by a plethora of different groups, all keen to make a name for their cause on the day Britain gets a new leader.

This morning, a group called ‘Led by Donkeys’ projected an image of Boris onto Buckingham Palace, along with a caption calling him a liar.

Another group, who want a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, stood outside Buckingham Palace with a sheet reading ‘Put it to the people’ on it.

The day of stunts continues this evening when a number of groups, including Corbynistas Momentum and anti-racism campaign Black Lives Matter, hold an event called ‘Fck Govt Fck Boris’ in central London.

Meanwhile in Scotland, Nationalists held a rally in Glasgow yesterday claiming the union of the United Kingdom should be dissolved following Boris Johnson’s election.

Meanwhile another protest group, who want a second referendum on EU membership, also picketed Buckingham Palace

A number of groups are using the first day of Johnson’s leadership to stage protests

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