JUST Stop Oil supporters painted Parliament Square orange today to celebrate their success after the British government agreed to end all new licences and consents for fossil fuel exploration and extraction.

Four activists poured orange paint across three intersections leading into Parliament Square after securing the commitment, which activists had been campaigning for since February 2022. 

Deborah Wilde, a 68-year-old retired teacher who took part in the action, said: “The evidence is in, and disruptive civil resistance gets the goods!