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General election candidate Richard Howarth was arrested during Thursday night's Extinction Rebellion protest at the University of Hull.

Mr Howarth, who is standing for the Green Party in Hull North, said he was arrested on the roof of Middleton Hall where BBC1's Question Time was being filmed.

The candidate said he was attempting to unfurl a banner demanding government action on climate change.

He was detained overnight at Clough Road police station before being released without charge this morning.

Mr Howarth added: "I am a Green Party candidate, standing on a manifesto with some great Green New Deal policies, but we could never even enact them in the current system.

"We can’t argue with the laws of physics, so if the changes necessary for our survival are not possible in the current system, then we must change the system.

"Let's act now. If not now, when?"

Watch: Extinction Rebellion gathering outside the BBC building

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Mr Howarth's protest came on a night of action by campaign group Extinction Rebellion.

Drivers were stopped in their cars as “frustrated” protestors blocked off parts of the city centre.

More than 200 members of Extinction Rebellion assembled outside the BBC building in Queens Gardens, and blocked off streets including Savile Street and Dock Street.

A second protest took place close to the Humber Bridge on Friday afternoon and include protestors dressed as Grim Reapers.

In a statement on Facebook, the group has said: "The last Question Time before the general election is being filmed in Hull on Thursday, December 5, and will be broadcast nationally.

"This is an amazing opportunity for rebels from Hull and across the north to highlight that this is an emegerncy.

"Hull and the surrounding areas will be among the worst affected in the UK by rising sea level and more frequent, extreme weather events, such as storm surges and flash flooding.

"Yes, the sea levels are rising, but so are we."

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