Greenpeace activists draped UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Yorkshire home in black cloth on Thursday, August 3, as part of a protest against Sunak’s support of a major expansion of North Sea oil and gas drilling.

Footage released by Greenpeace shows activists climbing Sunak’s mansion in his Richmond, Yorkshire constituency.

Climbers on the roof held a sign reading “No New Oil” while activists on the ground unfurled a banner reading “Rishi Sunak – Oil Profits or Our Future?”

Philip Evans, Greenpeace UK’s climate campaigner, said: “The experts are clear – we can’t afford any new oil and gas, and the fossil fuel industry certainly doesn’t need another helping hand in destroying the climate. What we need is a clean, affordable energy system fit for the 21st century. It’s time for Sunak to choose between Big Oil’s profits or our future on a habitable planet.”

North Yorkshire Police said officers had “contained” the area and that Sunak and his family were not present.

The protest comes days after the prime minister committed to “max out” the UK’s oil and gas reserves by granting new drilling licenses in the North Sea.

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