Extinction Rebellion's last London demo left 120 TONS of rubbish on the streets that cost £50,000 to clean up, claims MP as activists bring capital to a standstill again

From Daily Mail.co.uk (Aug. 26, 2021):

Extinction Rebellion, the environmental campaigning group, left 120 tonnes of rubbish on London's streets when they last took over the capital, an MP has warned.

The mess cost taxpayers £50,000 to clean up after they shut down major roads and streets in London in October 2019 in a bid to encourage the Government to tackle climate change.

Nickie Aiken, Conservative MP for Cities of London and Westminster, revealed the cost of the demonstration to her constituency as the activists target London's streets again.

The former leader of City of Westminster Council told the Telegraph: 'The disruption to local people and businesses is immeasurable.

'I was told by the council that last time Extinction Rebellion were here for two weeks, they cleared 120 tons of rubbish left behind.

'That added £50,000 to their costs. This is local people's council tax.

'Westminster and the City of London are considered very wealthy areas, but I want to remind people that actually it's not all about wealth.

'There are major areas of deprivation in central London and 25 per cent of homes are social rented.

'The wealthy who live here have gone for the summer, so it's those who live here permanently and can't escape who are living with this so-called 'beautiful chaos'.'

Extinction Rebellion started a fortnight of action earlier this week and brought parts of London, including Oxford Circus and the West End, to a standstill.

The action began on Monday when protestors set up a giant pink table by Leicester Square in a bid to encourage 'crisis talks' and asking the Government to 'come to the table'.

The group said the demonstration was to urge the UK Government to immediately stop all new fossil fuel investments.

On Tuesday, four members of Extinction Rebellion Fashion Action glued themselves to the front door of Selfridges on Oxford Street. [read more]

Not surprising. The Left thinks it is the government’s responsibility to pick up after them. No personal responsibility.