Extinction Rebellion activists storm meeting held by oil giant Shell

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Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists stormed a meeting of energy giant Shell in London on Tuesday morning forcing it to be put on hold.

Sir Andrew asked police to remove the protesters from the meeting hall, but said the process would take around 20 minutes.

 

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