Protesters from Just Stop Oil have sprayed orange paint around the front of Harrods department store in Knightsbridge.

It's the organisation’s latest demonstration calling for an end to new oil and gas.

Around 20 protesters gathered in Brompton Road at 9am on Thursday, with many gluing themselves to the road, blocking traffic.

News Shopper: Police officers deal with activists from Just Stop Oil during their protest outside Harrods department store in KnightsbridgePolice officers deal with activists from Just Stop Oil during their protest outside Harrods department store in Knightsbridge (Image: PA)

A video shared on their Twitter page shows protesters spraying their distinctive orange paint on the windows of the luxury shop, as members of the public can be heard asking “what are you doing?”

A second video shared online appears to show Harrods security staff taking those spraying paint inside the store.

The Metropolitan Police said specialist officers are in the process of removing protesters from the road, adding two people have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.

It comes as two men have been charged over a protest that closed the Dartford Crossing for two days.

Morgan Trowland, 39, of Islington, north London, and Marcus Decker, 33, of no fixed address, have been charged with committing a public nuisance, Essex Police said.

News Shopper: Activists from Just Stop Oil during their protest outside Harrods department store in KnightsbridgeActivists from Just Stop Oil during their protest outside Harrods department store in Knightsbridge (Image: PA)

They will appear in custody at Southend Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

Essex Police Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow said: “Our priorities have always been to keep people safe and work with our partners to keep Essex moving.

“We have done this consistently during incidents of disruption across the county this year and again this week.

“As we have consistently said, we are not anti-protest but we must take action when we believe laws have been broken and the safety of the public is put at risk.”

Traffic was not able to use the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, which links Kent and Essex, after it was blocked for more than 36 hours from Monday morning in a protest by the Just Stop Oil environmental activist group.

National Highways reopened the crossing shortly before 11pm on Tuesday.

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