Extinction Rebellion protest - live: Climate change activists glue themselves to fence outside Corbyn’s house
Wednesday's developments as they happened with demonstrations on capital’s transport network and outside Labour leader's home
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Your support makes all the difference.Campaigners climbed on top of a train and glued themselves to the roof during a third day of climate change protests, which have caused serious disruption in London.
Two Extinction Rebellion demonstrators clambered aboard the carriage of a DLR train at Canary Wharf station in east London at around 11am on Wednesday.
Later in the day protesters gathered outside the north London home of Jeremy Corbyn. One of the demonstrators chained herself to the leader of the Opposition's garden fence with a bike lock.
More than 300 protesters have already been arrested this week following protests across central London.
Activists are demanding the government declare a climate emergency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2025.
Read below for the day's developments, as they happened.
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More police action on Waterloo Bridge
Police attempt to remove a demonstrator on Waterloo Bridge (AFP)Back to Waterloo Bridge, where three police vans have arrived on the scene as officers continue attempts to break up the large demonstration underway there.
In preparation for further arrests, protesters have now positioned themselves in a line to make things more difficult for officers.
A group of demonstrators dressed in red to represent "the blood of the extinction" have arrived at Waterloo Bridge and climbed onto a bus stop.
‘We’re probably going to lose money today’
Sefan White, 24, who works for a company that produces bar snacks in sustainable packaging, was prevented from getting to work by the protesters.
“I’m devastated,” he said. “I’m trying to get to a job now. We've got to go round Camden on a 30-pub journey and we're going to be late now. We’re probably going to lose money today.
“They’ve had their picture, fair enough, that's all you need now. Why is he spending 15 minutes on top of the Tube? Explain that.”
The protesters outside Jeremy Corbyn's house have now left.
One of those involved, Tracee Williams, told Sky News: "We just really felt we had to bring it to his front door.
"I feel absolutely terrible about upsetting his wife."
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