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The Greenpeace campaigner Philip Evans says the four activists who have been on the roof of Rishi Sunak's house since around 6am are holding firm for now".
Speaking from outside the house, Evans told the PA Media news agency they had made sure the prime minister's family were on holiday and not going to be at home before carrying out the protest, which is a response to Sunak saying he would max out" oil and gas in the North Sea.
It's an incredibly dangerous thing to be saying and in general there's been an attack on the climate since the Uxbridge byelection.
Rishi Sunak's government has been the worst government we've had on climate.
This is the prime minister. He is the one that was standing in Scotland going to drill for every last drop of oil while the world is burning. He is personally responsible for that decision and we're all going to be paying a high price if he goes through with it. It is personal.
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