 by spraying the exterior with orange paint. The protester said: "We're here today to fight #BigOil. Famine, pestilence, war — the people in this building don't care. They've got their snouts in the trough." He added: "I'm just a normal guy from South London. I'm doing this for my kids and grandkids. Support Just Stop Oil." He was joined by a group of activists from the same organisation who blocked Horseferry Road at the junction with Tufton Street in Westminster. The protest came after activists coated the face of King Charles' waxwork at Madame Tussauds in cake on Monday, October 24. Throughout the month of October, activists from Just Stop Oil have protested around the capital, with incidents including covering Van Gogh's Sunflowers painting in tomato soup, supergluing themselves to the copy of the Last Supper painting in the Royal Academy and climbing on top of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge. But why has Just Stop Oil targeted 55 Tufton Street and what is the building used for? Here's everything you need to know. What is 55 Tufton Street used for? 55 Tufton Street in Westminster ( Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock) The Georgian townhouse based on Tufton Street in Westminster, London, is owned by businessman Richard Smith. Over the last few years, the townhouse has hosted the offices of a number of lobby groups and libertarian think tanks. Among the groups is the climate-sceptic Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), whose stated aims are to challenge what it calls "extremely damaging and harmful policies" envisaged by governments to mitigate anthropogenic global warming. The townhouse, like 10 Downing Street, has a black front door and has been ass){kind=link}
Just Stop Oil activists recently targeted 55 Tufton Street in London by spraying the exterior with bright orange paint during the protest action, which is taking place throughout October
A Just Stop Oil protester targeted 55 Tufton Street yesterday morning (October 25) by spraying the exterior with orange paint.
The protester said: “We’re here today to fight #BigOil. Famine, pestilence, war – the people in this building don’t care. They’ve got their snouts in the trough.”
He added: “I’m just a normal guy from South London. I’m doing this for my kids and grandkids. Support Just Stop Oil.”
He was joined by a group of activists from the same organisation who blocked Horseferry Road at the junction with Tufton Street in Westminster.