An inflatable octopus bigger than a double decker bus has risen from the murky depths of the Thames outside the Houses of Parliament - to demand a sea-change in the UK government’s approach to protecting the seas.
The 20-metre tall "octo-activist" is part of a Greenpeace protest action, after the environmental action group says the government pushed back ratifying a newly-signed global ocean treaty until after the next general election. The UK was one of the first governments to sign the high seas treaty at the United Nations General Assembly when it first opened for signatures in September.
Video: Greenpeace
The 20-metre tall "octo-activist" is part of a Greenpeace protest action, after the environmental action group says the government pushed back ratifying a newly-signed global ocean treaty until after the next general election. The UK was one of the first governments to sign the high seas treaty at the United Nations General Assembly when it first opened for signatures in September.
Video: Greenpeace
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02:06 I'm taking our Octoactivists to the steps of Parliament
02:09 where we're calling on the government to honour their ocean protection promises
02:12 and put an end to new oil and gas.
02:14 Rishi Sunak, will you sign the new Global Ocean Treaty into law
02:18 before the next general election?
02:20 Will you stop licensing new oil and gas in the North Sea?