Greenpeace activists have climbed onto the roof of the Prime Minister’s family home.
They are protesting about an announcement by PM Rishi Sunak that hundreds more drilling licences are to be issued to oil and gas companies.
The environmental protesters draped a large black sheet over the façade of the £2 million mansion in Kirkby Sigston, North Yorkshire.
Mr Sunak and his family are on holiday in America.
Greenpeace UK said: “Climbers are draping Rishi Sunak’s mansion in an oil-black fabric to protest against new oil.
“He’s just said he’s going to continue handing out new oil licences and he’s on the cusp of approving Rosebank, the largest undeveloped oil field in the North Sea.
“This will be a climate disaster and will do nothing to lower bills, so we need your help to stop it.
“We’ve seen governments make countless U-turns when enough public pressure is put on them.
“Let’s force Rishi Sunak to pick a side: oil profits or our future?”
Four activists climbed onto the roof using ropes and ladders.
A No 10 source said:
“The police are in attendance.
We make no apology for taking the right approach to ensure our energy security, using the resources we have here at home so we are never reliant on aggressors like [Vladimir] Putin for our energy.
“We are also investing in renewables and our approach supports 1,000s of British jobs.”
Philip Evans, Greenpeace UK’s climate campaigner, said:
“We desperately need our prime minister to be a climate leader, not a climate arsonist.”
“We need a clean, affordable energy system fit for the 21st century… the experts are clear – we can’t afford any new oil and gas”.
North Yorkshire police said:
“Our officers are at the scene and managing the situation.”
