Split Between London and Greenpeace

The government of Great Britain has banned all contacts between officials of British ministries and representatives of the international environmental foundation Greenpeace. The ban came after an act by environmentalists who on August 3 completely covered the villa of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the north of England with a huge black “mourning” cloth.

Greenpeace activists protested the Conservative government’s decision to issue hundreds of new North Sea mineral drilling licenses.

“Downing Street has ordered a complete ban on government agency interactions with Greenpeace as tensions escalate with the international charity following a recent protest at Rishi Sunak’s home,” writes The Telegraph. Earlier, the British Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs announced a “full break” in relations with Greenpeace.

Greenpeace activists managed to climb onto the roof of Prime Minister Sunak’s historic villa at Kirby Sigston in North Yorkshire and pull down huge oil-colored curtains across the façade. The Conservative prime minister, who is currently on vacation in California with his wife and two daughters, has been targeted for giving the green light to North Sea oil and gas production and allegedly weakening London’s green economy commitments in response to climate change.

Last May, the Kremlin banned the presence and activities of Greenpeace in Russia, which Moscow has accused of political interference in the country’s internal affairs and of harming Russia’s economic development.

The government of Great Britain has banned all contacts between officials of British ministries and representatives of the international environmental foundation Greenpeace. The ban came after an act by environmentalists who on August 3 completely covered the villa of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the north of England with a huge black “mourning” cloth.

Greenpeace activists protested the Conservative government’s decision to issue hundreds of new North Sea mineral drilling licenses.

“Downing Street has ordered a complete ban on government agency interactions with Greenpeace as tensions escalate with the international charity following a recent protest at Rishi Sunak’s home,” writes The Telegraph. Earlier, the British Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs announced a “full break” in relations with Greenpeace.

Greenpeace activists managed to climb onto the roof of Prime Minister Sunak’s historic villa at Kirby Sigston in North Yorkshire and pull down huge oil-colored curtains across the façade. The Conservative prime minister, who is currently on vacation in California with his wife and two daughters, has been targeted for giving the green light to North Sea oil and gas production and allegedly weakening London’s green economy commitments in response to climate change.

Last May, the Kremlin banned the presence and activities of Greenpeace in Russia, which Moscow has accused of political interference in the country’s internal affairs and of harming Russia’s economic development.