Police asked Just Stop Oil to do them a "favour" by ceasing to block the road of nine cancer patients on their way to hospital.

In their latest rush hour chaos, the eco group blockaded four lanes of traffic as they marched slowly for 90 minutes along the A503 in north London on Wednesday morning.

A transport carrier with nine cancer patients inside was stuck in the mass gridlock for at least 30 minutes, as drivers again clashed with police for refusing to arrest the group.

It was only allowed to pass when the driver told the dozens of police officers strolling alongside and behind the group that they were running late for crucial appointments.

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