A motorcyclist refused to be stopped by Just Stop Oil protesters on Monday morning, ploughing through their demonstration in London.

The environmental group attempted to block two lanes of traffic on the A12 at Gants Hill shortly after 8.30am, but faced the wrath of motorists before police ordered them to leave half an hour later.’

The motorcyclist revved his engine and edged into the activists’ orange banner, before finding a gap to hurtle through and accelerate away.

Video footage of the encounter shows activists clinging to the rider’s arms in a desperate attempt to stop him passing.