The Met has claimed Just Stop Oil protests have cost police more than £3.5 million and nearly 11,000 officer shifts in the past month.
The group said a motorcyclist tried to drive through the demonstrators, and in a separate incident a van crashed into a bus stop as the driver tried to get past the activists.The group has vowed to stage an 'indefinite protest' against coal, oil and gas projects in the UK
Mr Twist said: ‘We absolutely understand why those who are caught up in traffic delays will be frustrated. ‘I know that a widely shared video of a member of the public confronting protesters on May 23 has reignited the strongly held public feelings about this protest tactic and how we are responding to it.
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