Stanley Johnson has said he is ‘absolutely thrilled’ to be an uncooperative crusty (Picture: PA)

Stanley Johnson said he was ‘absolutely thrilled’ to be called an uncooperative crusty by his son as he supported the Extinction Rebellion protests today.

Boris Johnson’s father joined a panel in Trafalgar Square as the worldwide two-week demonstration rolled into its third day.

Speaking to Metro.co.uk, he said he wholeheartedly agreed with the protesters’ tactics of taking over London’s roads in a bid to get the Prime Minister’s attention.

He continued: ‘As far as I’m concerned, this tactic seems to be absolutely lovely. Getting together on a sunny day, you know, mid-week.


‘Breaking up in time for lunch. What could be more important?’

Mr Johnson says he loves his son’s comments about the protest (Picture: PA)

He made it clear the government is not doing enough (Picture: Rex Features)

He joined a panel today at Trafalgar Square (Picture: AFP)

London has been taken over by activists this week (Picture: PA)

Large numbers of breastfeeding mum’s sat outside Downing Street for a ‘nurse-in’ (Picture: Metro.co.uk)

Anti-aircraft protesters demonstrated at Trafalgar Square (Picture: PA)

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He added: ‘Quite frankly, I love [Boris’ comments]. I feel absolutely thrilled to be called an uncooperative crusty. It seems to be absolutely right. We’ve got AC, DC and now we’ve got UC.’



Mr Johnson added that climate change is a ‘very serious situation’ and slated global governments for failing to follow the 2015 Paris Agreement, which deals with greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation.

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He said: ‘What these movements have to do is press the government so that collectively we increase our efforts, we reach the target earlier and we put into place really practical measures.

‘We need to lean very heavily indeed now on the financial institutions of this country, on the banks, on the investment houses. They all should be looking very carefully at projects they are supporting.

‘There should be a grid where they analyse what they’re doing and they say to themselves: “Are these projects compatible with the fight?”‘

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Officers have removed protesters by carrying them away (Picture: PA)

The protests will take place for two weeks (Picture: PA)

Police have been drafted in from across the UK (Picture: AFP)

More than 600 people have been arrested since Monday (Picture: AFP)

Boris called on activists to abandon their ‘hemp-smelling bivouacs’ (Picture: PA)

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So far since Monday, more than 600 people have been arrested in the UK for taking part in XR protests, while as of this morning, 1145 people had been arrested worldwide.

It was confirmed today that 500 extra police officers from across the Britain would be heading to London to assist the Met.

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This morning a number of arrests were made by the Treasury, as crowds cheered, sang and shouted out ‘we love you’.

Other events taking place today included a giant ‘nurse-in’ in which breastfeeding mums marched from the Queen Elizabeth II Centre to Downing Street with their children.

Earlier this week Boris called on activists to abandon their ‘hemp-smelling bivouacs’ and stop blocking the streets of London.

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Many protesters have chosen to camp out in London for the week (Picture: PA)

Protests are happening in 60 cities across the world (Picture: AP)

No-one seems that bothered about Boris’ comments (Picture: AP)

Speaking at the launch of the third volume of Margaret Thatcher’s biography, written by the former The Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore, he described the demonstrators as ‘uncooperative crusties’.

The Prime Minister also added that he had been taking the issue of greenhouse gases seriously ‘long before Greta Thunberg was born’, and suggested the activists buy a copy of Mr Moore’s book.

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