Watch the moment Greenpeace scale Rishi Sunak’s Yorkshire home to stage protest on his roof

Greenpeace activists climbed onto the roof of Rishi Sunak’s house in Yorkshire on Thursday morning (3 August).

The environmental group draped the mansion in 200 metres of black fabric and held a sign saying “no new oil” as they protested the prime minister’s backing for an expansion of oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.

“If Sunak were serious about boosting our energy security while keeping energy bills down, he’d remove the absurd barriers holding back cheap, homegrown renewables and launch a nationwide insulation programme to tackle energy waste in our homes,” Greenpeace said.