Extinction Rebellion protesters have targeted the offices of several newspapers on a day of action by the climate campaigners. 

Protesters threw green paint over the windows and outside walls of The Telegraph offices in London as protesters unfurled banners reading “Tell the Truth”.

The climate protesters also reportedly targeted the offices of the Daily Mail and the Times.

More than a dozen police officers arrived on the scene of the protest at the offices of The Telegraph, although no arrests were immediately made. 

Sarah Montgomery, 72, who was among the Extinction Rebellion protesters holding a banner, said other media outlets would also be targeted on Wednesday. 

The action comes ahead of a major planned protest by dozens of climate campaign organisations in a month’s time. 

“We're here because we believe the national press, including this newspaper whose offices are behind us, are not telling the truth about the extent to which we are in a climate emergency,” Ms Montomgery said. “And if that were happening, the Government would be forced to be doing some very different things from what it's doing at the moment, which is clearly not enough.”