Metropolitan Police Officer Drags Protester Along Ground During West London Demonstration

A Metropolitan Police officer dragged a protester along the ground by his high-vis vest during a demonstration in West London.

The officer moved the protester to "prevent them from being harmed" as they posed a danger to themselves and other road users.

Under the Public Order Act, officers have powers to make activists move out of the road or face arrest.

The officer was recorded pulling a protester across the road and dropping him in front of a car and minibus.

Twelve protesters were arrested on Wednesday afternoon for failing to move out of the road in Parliament Square.

The group included a wheelchair-dependent retired cook and members of Christian Climate Action.

Just Stop Oil is calling for an end to all new oil, gas, and coal projects in the UK and plans to continue their protests indefinitely.