Lord Sentamu tried to deliver this letter - before the Met police were called

This weekend, the former Archbishop of York tried to deliver an open letter to petrol giant Shell. But security staff at their London headquarters refused him entry and later police were called to intervene. 

Lord Sentamu criticised “the sheer, sheer arrogance of Shell” in their heavy handed response. “We want simply to deliver a letter. We’re coming in peace,” he said. “They think they are the masters of the universe. I’m afraid, they have got to change their ways.”

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