Mr Vince announced on Friday evening that a total of £340,000 had been raised, writing on Twitter: “This is what we did after the right-wing mud-slinging.”
The tweet came amid controversy in the Labour Party over financial support from Mr Vince, who is also a key donor to Just Stop Oil. Mr Vince, founder of green energy company Ecotricity, has given about £1.5million to the party over the past 10 years
Sir Keir has previously condemned the activists, describing them as “wrong” and “arrogant”. Senior Conservatives, including party chairman Greg Hands, have called on the Labour leader to hand back money given by Mr Vince, arguing it legitimises the group’s tactics.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman told the Daily Telegraph the Labour leader was “in bed” with Just Stop Oil donors, but Shadow International Trade Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said Mr Vince is “a perfectly legitimate person” to make donations, and his support does not affect Labour’s opposition to Just Stop Oil’s tactics.
Protesters from the group disrupted the rugby final at Twickenham between Saracens and Sale last weekend with the England cricket team’s bus delayed on Thursday on its way to Lord’s.
He added: “I stand with those taking action to defend the climate, to wake up the world’s sleeping governments to the terrifying scale of the catastrophe we are now living through.”
Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested on Wednesday for failing to move out of the road in Parliament Square in their latest slow march.
The group said 10 supporters, including a wheelchair-dependent retired cook and members of Christian Climate Action, were detained by police.
They were among a larger group of 56 activists staging a slow march near the Houses of Parliament after an earlier protest in west London where the A4 was blocked during rush hour.
The Metropolitan Police later said 12 protesters were arrested in Parliament Square for failing to comply with conditions when imposed.
Just Stop Oil has held demonstrations every day since April 24 and has pledged to carry on indefinitely until the Government stops granting new licences for gas, coal and oil.
The group posted footage online of the protests on roads near West Kensington underground station on Wednesday morning with one police officer dragging a supporter along the ground by his hi-vis vest.
Officers have power under the new Public Order Act to force activists out of a road or face arrest.
Wednesday’s march came after protests on Tuesday where Just Stop Oil supporters blocked four bridges in the capital.
Tempers have frayed among members of the public amid the traffic hold-ups with heated scenes earlier in the month as drivers tried to force protesters from the roads and snatched banners.
There was also irritation as protesters threw orange paint over a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show and disrupted the Gallagher Premiership rugby final at Twickenham by invading the pitch and throwing orange powder paint.
The Metropolitan Police has spent £3.5million policing the protests in the month from April 24 alone, on top of £7.5m spent by the force dealing with Just Stop Oil action between October and December last year.
Temporary Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist last week urged the public to wait for the police to deal with the demonstrations.
He said: “We absolutely understand why those who are caught up in traffic delays will be frustrated.
“I would urge the public not to intervene or take matters into their own hands, but to call the police, let us know where the incident is and we will get there quickly.”
He added that the time between officers arriving at each scene and imposing conditions to move protesters out of the road has been between 13 and 19 minutes for the recent marches.
Just Stop Oil has been approached for comment.
