Almost 1,000 people were arrested during a seven-day protest over climate change that saw major London landmarks and airports targeted.
Extinction Rebellion demonstrators have said they are entering a second week of protests but instead of taking to the streets, they are turning their attentions on persuading the Government to make changes.
Olympic gold medallist Etienne Stott was among the activists arrested on Waterloo Bridge as police cleared the final protesters away on Sunday evening.
Pictures showed Stott, 39, being carried away by four police officers in London as he shouted about the global ecological crisis.
Earlier this week, the Olympian tweeted about the David Attenborough programme on climate change, saying people must act now.
This could be one of the most important TV programmes in the entire history of mankind, he wrote.
He also tweeted praise for Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate change activist who spurred worldwide school strikes to raise awareness.
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The 16-year-old joined protesters in London after travelling by train for two days and was met with cheers as she told a crowd of hundreds that humanity was at a crossroads.
Activists have stopped traffic in a series of demonstrations across London since Monday with actions including fixing a boat at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street, occupying Waterloo Bridge and disrupting the Docklands Light Railway by climbing on a train.
A total of 963 people had been arrested as of 7pm on Sunday while 40 have been charged in connection with the XR protests, the Met Police said.
Members of Extinction Rebellion are suggesting temporarily ending disruptive tactics to focus on political negotiations as they enter the eighth day of campaigning.
A spokesman said there would be no escalation of activity on Bank Holiday Monday, but warned that the disruption could get much worse if politicians were not open to their negotiation requests.
The group will no longer hold a picnic on the Westway by Edgware Road Underground station, which would have stopped traffic on the busy A-road on the last day of the long Easter weekend.
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Instead, at Marble Arch, the only police-sanctioned protest space, activists will meet to vision whats going to happen in the coming week, an Extinction Rebellion member said.
Earlier on Sunday, in what the group later said was an internal memo intended to garner feedback from members, Farhana Yamin, the groups political circle co-ordinator, said the group would shift tactics to focus on political demands.
She added: Being able to “pause” a rebellion shows that we are organised and a long-term political force to be reckoned with.