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| Insulate Britain: Injunction granted against M25 protesters | Insulate Britain: Injunction granted against M25 protesters |
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| Insulate Britain climate change protesters blocked the exit slip road of the M25 at junction 18 | Insulate Britain climate change protesters blocked the exit slip road of the M25 at junction 18 |
| Police are to be given more powers to deal with climate change protesters who have blocked parts of the M25 recently. | Police are to be given more powers to deal with climate change protesters who have blocked parts of the M25 recently. |
| A court injunction has been granted to National Highways, meaning similar demonstrations could lead to imprisonment. | A court injunction has been granted to National Highways, meaning similar demonstrations could lead to imprisonment. |
| Insulate Britain has blocked parts of the M25 five times in the last week. | Insulate Britain has blocked parts of the M25 five times in the last week. |
| Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted "activists will face contempt of court with possible imprisonment if they flout". | Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted "activists will face contempt of court with possible imprisonment if they flout". |
| A large number of Insulate Britain campaigners have already been arrested at previous protests, the first of which affected Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent on Monday, 13 September. | A large number of Insulate Britain campaigners have already been arrested at previous protests, the first of which affected Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent on Monday, 13 September. |
| Protesters also targeted other motorways, included the M11 near Stansted Airport in Essex and the M3 in Surrey. | Protesters also targeted other motorways, included the M11 near Stansted Airport in Essex and the M3 in Surrey. |
| Campaigners glued themselves to the motorway in some of the protests that began at the start of last week | Campaigners glued themselves to the motorway in some of the protests that began at the start of last week |
| The group has said it would continue protesting until the government took action on home insulation. | The group has said it would continue protesting until the government took action on home insulation. |
| M25 protesters 'may cause serious injury or death' | M25 protesters 'may cause serious injury or death' |
| Priti Patel calls M25 climate protesters selfish | Priti Patel calls M25 climate protesters selfish |
| Arrest tally over M25 protests reaches 77 | Arrest tally over M25 protests reaches 77 |
| Home Secretary Priti Patel, who described protesters' actions as "selfish" last week, said the "important injunction" would mean "people can get moving again" on the London orbital motorway. | Home Secretary Priti Patel, who described protesters' actions as "selfish" last week, said the "important injunction" would mean "people can get moving again" on the London orbital motorway. |
| "We will not tolerate lives being put at risk," she said. | "We will not tolerate lives being put at risk," she said. |
| "Those who continue to do so risk imprisonment. | "Those who continue to do so risk imprisonment. |
| Invading a motorway is reckless & puts lives at risk. I asked National Highways to seek an injunction against M25 protestors which a judge granted last night. Effective later today, activists will face contempt of court with possible imprisonment if they flout. | Invading a motorway is reckless & puts lives at risk. I asked National Highways to seek an injunction against M25 protestors which a judge granted last night. Effective later today, activists will face contempt of court with possible imprisonment if they flout. |
| In a reply to Mr Shapps' tweet, Insulate Britain said the government "is reckless and is putting lives at risk with its inaction on #insulation". | In a reply to Mr Shapps' tweet, Insulate Britain said the government "is reckless and is putting lives at risk with its inaction on #insulation". |
| The group questioned how many lives "have been lost already due to poorly insulated leaky homes" or because of climate collapse. | The group questioned how many lives "have been lost already due to poorly insulated leaky homes" or because of climate collapse. |
| Mr Shapps told MPs he believed the injunction would bring an end to the demonstrations. | |
| "It barely goes without saying, it's irresponsible, dangerous and completely counterproductive," he said. "It's unacceptable and I hope the injunction will bring it to a close. | |
| Insulate Britain campaigners protested on the M25 near Cobham in Surrey on Tuesday | |
| "Earlier in the process there was a somewhat different approach being taken. | |
| "Yesterday the police were on the scene much more quickly. The injunction will greatly strengthen their hand." | |
| He added the government would be reviewing the powers as "it's unacceptable for people to be able to walk on to not just a major highway but a motorway, stop traffic, be released the next day and do the same thing again. | |
| "An injunction may just be an interim way of doing that." | |
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