Police and Greenpeace say environmental protesters have left the roof of UK’s Parliament

Officials: UK Parliament protest has ended

LONDON — Protesters and police say that a group of environmental activists have ended their eye-catching demonstration atop Britain’s Parliament.

The environmental campaign group Greenpeace says the 31 remaining members of a group that scaled central London’s neo-gothic legislature are now in police custody. It says their 28-hour protest is effectively over.

Scotland Yard confirmed Monday that a group of protesters had been arrested and said officers were taking them down from the roof.

The protests were intended to raise awareness of environmental issues and coincide with the end of parliament’s summer break on Monday.

The protesters unfurled a flag in front of Big Ben and could be seen holding yellow banners reading: “Change the politics, save the climate.”