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An Extinction Rebellion protester has "glued" himself to the windscreen of the Liberal Democrat campaign battle bus.

Pete McCall, who said he used super glue to attach himself to the bus, said: “All the parties are being targeted today.”

Mr McCall was among a number of protesters dressed as bees who targeted the electric bus ahead of a south London campaign visit by Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson to the Knights Youth Centre in Streatham.

Ms Swinson was filmed chatting to the protesters about their cause but was accused by one of being "patronising".

She later said it was "ironic" the environment activists had targeted an electric coach.

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Pictures from the scene show police escorting protesters away from the bus and a police cordon.

The Met Police have not yet confirmed whether any arrests were made.

Extinction Rebellion said six of its activists had targeted the Lib Dem battle bus to demand that “climate and ecological emergency is top of the agenda this election”.

“The protest, going by the name ‘Bee-yond Politics’, is being carried out to remind politicians of the irreplaceable biodiversity loss that is a direct result of their poor, irresponsible policy-making.

“Activists wanted to plant the plight of bees and other pollinators fully in the minds of the next prime minister and to remind them that they hold the future of life in their hands.

“Our bee population is being threatened by extreme weather and habitat destruction, bringing with it crop instability and food vulnerability.”

They continued: "18 parliamentary candidates, including 5 incumbent MPs, have expressed support for our Three Demands Bill so far, with more set to declare."

Footage showed Ms Swinson speaking with the protesters as they called on her to bring the party's carbon neutral target forward from 2045 to 2025.

She could be heard saying: "I've been to the XR protest myself earlier this year because I think it is a really important cause.

"It think its absolutely true that we are facing a climate emergency and that we are in that now.

"As you say there is species extinction happening."

She continued: "I absolutely get the ambition to go further and faster (to implement environment policy) and I welcome that."

One of the protesters, dressed as a bee, can be heard telling Ms Swinson she is being "a little bit patronising".

"We’re in active rebellion against the government which has failed to take action on climate breakdown for 30 years," he continued.

Ms Swinson responds: "Absolutely."

She later added: “There is clearly a little bit of an irony in glueing yourself to an electric bus.

“A little bit like when the DLR was targeted.

“Obviously, again, a fairly environmentally friendly form of transport.

“But I recognise the general point.

“I welcome that the climate emergency is a really important issue in this election.”

She later tweeted it was "great to speak" to the demonstrators and thanked them for "cleaning up her electric coach".

Lib Dem Ed Davey welcomed the protest.

“It is great to see our campaign creating such a buzz around tackling the climate emergency. Extinction Rebellion have played an important role, alongside the school climate strikes, in putting this crucial issue front and centre of this election," he said in a statement.

“We know there is no planet B. The UK needs a government that will put protecting our planet at the heart of its ambitions."

It comes days after party leaders went head-to-head in the first dedicated climate debate of the election.

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions, planting more trees and taxing frequent flyers were among the environmental policies challenged.