Protesters were dragged away by members of the public in Shoreditch
More than 20 people were arrested after climate activists glued themselves to tarmac and formed a roadblock in east London.
Just Stop Oil said around 20 people created a roadblock in Shoreditch High Street at around 12:00 BST on Saturday.
One driver was seen telling the protesters to move as he was trying to get his partner to hospital.
The Met Police said 26 people were arrested for deliberately obstructing the motorway. The road was later reopened.
Police officers and members of the public were seen pulling the protesters off the road.
One motorist was filmed reversing and then starting his engine as he drove slowly towards a group of the activists who blocked his path filming him.
‘Continuous disruption’
The driver, who stopped his vehicle, was heard telling the demonstrators: “My missus is not well, mate. She needs to come to the hospital.”
He told them to leave and added: “Have some respect for other people, not just yourself, yes. There are other people who need to get places.”
Police said specialist officers were deployed to “do a decoupling” on activists who stuck to the road.
Just Stop Oil is in its 15th day of causing “continuous disruption” across the capital, with action expected to last more than a month.
The Met Police said of the 28 arrests made on Friday, 25 had been bailed pending further enquiries.
The government said that while it respected the right to protest, “people’s daily lives should not be disrupted, and criminal activity will not be tolerated”.
A spokesman said the government remains “fully committed to achieving net zero by 2050 … with 40% of our power now coming from cleaner and cheaper renewable sources”.
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