Fury as eco mob target M25 and busy roundabout near hipster enclave in London
BREAKING: Fury as eco mob target M25 and busy roundabout near hipster enclave in London as protestors cause mayhem for ELEVENTH time in past month despite injunction
Scores of protesters – widely savaged for their actions – sat at Old Street, the heart of hippy LondonThey also targeted M25 again, breaking an injunction to try and stop them#, but police were quick to actSpokesman for Insulate Britain claimed this morning ‘This isn’t a cause, this is about deaths of our children’
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Insulate Britain this morning targeted Old Street roundabout – in the heart of London‘s hipster haven Shoreditch – and again the M25.
Scores of the protesters – who have been widely savaged for their actions – sat down in the roundabout holding banners.
They were flanked by as many ‘official observers’ dressed in high-vis vests after a series of confrontations from furious motorists in recent days.
The unpopular campaigners were seen blocking ambulances getting out after they glued themselves to the ground.
The eco-mob were also back at the M25 breaking a court injunction designed to stop them.
Liam Norton from Insulate Britain said: ‘This isn’t a cause, this is about the deaths of our children before they get to grow old. This isn’t protesting, this is about doing whatever it takes to protect the future generations. And we want to be clear, this campaign will continue until the government gives us a meaningful statement we can trust, if that happens we will get off the roads like a shot
It came after more than 100 activists were served with an injunction against road-blocking protests at the High Court.
The protesters could be seen cross legged on the ground holding up the now-infamous Insulate Britain logo banners
Scores of the protesters – who have been widely savaged for their actions – sat at Old Street, in the heart of hippy London
Police appeared to swiftly leap into action at the M25, racing into the road to drag out the protesters by their high-vis vests
It came after more than 100 activists were served with an injunction against road-blocking earlier in the week at court
Today they were flanked by as many ‘official observers’ dressed in high-vis vests after confrontations at other locations
Protesters from the Extinction Rebellion offshoot have blocked major roads including the M25, M1 and M4 over the past three weeks, and three court injunctions have now been put in place but demonstrations have continued.
The original injunction, granted to National Highways on September 21, banned the demonstrations on the M25 and was followed by a second approved on September 24 which restricted protests around the Port of Dover.
A third injunction was granted on Saturday, banning them from obstructing traffic and access to motorways and major A roads in and around London – but this has not stopped the protests which again caused chaos yesterday.
The group, which is calling on the Government to insulate all homes across the UK by 2030 to help cut carbon emissions, has mostly focused on blockading the M25 but has sat down on other London roads since last Friday.
The campaigners were seen blocking ambulances after they glued themselves to the ground
Insulate Britain defended action saying ‘This isn’t a cause, this is about deaths of our children’
They have not yet carried out any road protests today, but their campaign of roadblocks caused fresh misery yesterday, as activists targeted three major sites of the Blackwall Tunnel, Wandsworth Bridge and Hanger Lane.
At the Conservative Party conference the Prime Minister said the Insulate Britain protesters had been ‘doing considerable damage to the economy’.
His comments came ahead of Home Secretary Priti Patel’s speech, where she laid out new measures to deal with demonstrators deemed to be disruptive.
Boris Johnson told LBC: ‘There are some people who call those individuals legitimate protesters.
‘They are not. I think they are irresponsible crusties who are basically trying to stop people going about their day’s work and doing considerable damage to the economy.
‘That is why we have taken the powers and why Priti Patel is doing the right thing to bring in powers so they can get six months or an unlimited fine.’
The Home Secretary announced plans for eco-fanatics to be hit with a new type of Asbo in a fresh attempt to bring their chaotic road protests to an end.
The Criminal Disruption Prevention Orders – dubbed ‘Asbos for crusties’ – are intended to be quicker to enforce than the Government’s current approach, which has been based on High Court injunctions.
It will be made a crime to ‘interfere with critical national infrastructure’, including major roads, railways, seaports, power stations and newspaper printing presses.
The new crime will carry up to six months’ imprisonment and will be dealt with at magistrates’ courts only – after sympathetic juries acquitted a series of XR activists in the Crown courts.
It will give police new options when arresting offenders who block motorways or other sites, and make it more likely that protesters will face jail.
A Conservative source said police would ‘now have no excuse’ for not arresting and charging Insulate Britain troublemakers.
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