Harrods bouncers drag photographer out of shop during ‘boring’ Just Stop Oil protest

A photographer was forced out of Harrods by security after Just Stop Oil staged a ‘boring’ protest.

The eco group marched through the luxury department store in one of their latest stunts.

Activists were pictured holding placards on an escalator in the Knightsbridge shop.

But at least five members of store security descended upon press photographer Tom Bowles who was picturing JSO’s stunt.

Footage shows him being force downstairs by a group of men who had grabbed him by the coat.

Mr Bowles later tweeted: ‘The protest was a lot less interesting than the exit.’

A number of slow marches were held on Wednesday including 34 supporters who marched in six groups in Hammersmith, Victoria, Westminster, Kensington and Tower Bridge from around 8am, with a further four from 10am including Parliament Square.

Four people were arrested on Wednesday including one supporter, named by JSO as Reverend Bill White, who has been arrested three times this week while taking part in slow marches.

Tom Bowles was forced out of Harrods by security staff (Picture: Just Stop Oil)

It is the latest in near daily protest action that has been organised by JSO since April 24, as it calls on the government to end new fossil fuel licences.

Policing the demonstrations has cost the Metropolitan Police more than £5.5 million so far, on top of the £7.5 million it spent dealing with JSO protests between October and December last year.

Security has been tightened at Wimbledon in a bid to avoid the group disrupting play with their trademark orange powder paint, after a number of other high-profile sporting events were disrupted.

England cricketer Johnny Bairstow carried one demonstrator off the pitch during disruption of the second Ashes test at Lord’s, following protest action at the Gallagher Premiership rugby final at Twickenham and the World Snooker Championship.

JSO also disrupted the Chelsea Flower Show and the London Pride march.

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‘The protest was a lot less interesting than the exit.’