Police have arrested several people after a protest group blocked Oxford Circus yesterday afternoon.

Officers were called to Oxford Circus at 2.40pm yesterday (June 22).

Conditions for protestors to move out the road were imposed at 3.05pm.

Police say "most compiled" but several arrests were also made. 

The junction reopened to traffic at 3.35pm.

A video shared on X by newly launched group Youth Demand, shows people blocking the road with posters, megaphones and people sitting in the road.

 

The caption reads: "We will not blindly support a broken political system that turns a blind eye to genocide.

"Voting, letter writing, and signing petitions is no longer enough–we must escalate".

@MPSWestminster said "Officers were deployed to Oxford Circus as protestors blocked the road approx 2.40pm.

"Conditions for protestors to move out the road were imposed at 3.05pm.

"Most complied, but several arrests were also made.

"The junction reopened to traffic at 3.35pm."