A Tory peer has confronted Extinction Rebellion protesters in his dressing gown as they marched past his home in central London.

Andrew Fraser, who was made a life peer by David Cameron in 2016, emerged from his Westminster home on Lord North Street on Tuesday morning. He was pictured wearing a white dressing gown and slippers as he confronted protesters, who were were banging drums and waving banners as part of the second day of Extinction Rebellion’s planned two-week shutdown of the heart of the capital. While the nature of the exchange between the peer and the protesters is unknown, one activist did try to hand him a flyer.

Around 200 protesters camped on the streets of central London on Tuesday, with some gluing themselves to the Department for Transport and the lobby of the Home Office. On Monday, activists blocked Westminster Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Trafalgar Square and Smithfield market, as well as several roads in Westminster, in an attempt to force politicians to hear their message.

The campaign group said they are protesting over the government’s lack of action to tackle the climate crisis. There have been more than 300 arrests and campaigners say civil disobedience will ramp up as the week progresses.

Lord Fraser, who was a Conservative party treasurer, is a former banker at Barings and gave more than £2.5m to the party under Cameron’s leadership. The Conservative peer, who has a low public profile and has rarely spoken to the media, did not respond to request for comment.

An Extinction Rebellion spokesperson said: “As per our principles and values, Extinction Rebellion avoids naming and shaming. We use a non-violent strategy and tactics as the most effective way to bring about change because conventional approaches of voting, lobbying, petitions and protest have failed.”