Extinction Rebellion activists lock arms in tree trunk outside Home Office

Police officers struggle to remove two Extinction Rebellion protesters who had locked their arms into a tree trunk outside the Home Office in central London on Wednesday (September 2).

Police officers struggle to remove two Extinction Rebellion protesters who had locked their arms into a tree trunk outside the Home Office in central London on Wednesday (September 2).

Footage shows police were seen using power tools in an attempt to free the protesters.

The trunk was said to have been taken from a forest where HS2 is planning to come through.