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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 |
| A court ruling won by the government warns climate change protesters that they could be jailed if they continue their campaign of blocking the M25. | |
| Ministers hope the High Court injunction can prevent further disruption around London. | |
| Insulate Britain has blocked parts of the M25 five times in the last fortnight. | |
| Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted that activists faced "possible imprisonment if they flout". | |
| A large number of Insulate Britain campaigners have been arrested at the protests, the first of which affected Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent on Monday, 13 September. | |
| Protesters have also targeted other motorways, included the M11 near Stansted Airport in Essex and the M3 in Surrey. | Protesters have also targeted other motorways, included the M11 near Stansted Airport in Essex and the M3 in Surrey. |
| The civil court action was taken by National Highways - the government body which runs motorways. | |
| 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 protest group has been calling for the installation of heat-saving measures in social housing by 2025, and all homes by 2030. | |
| Insulate Britain spokeswoman Zoe Cohen told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that protesters "understand the risks they are taking are because we have tried everything else to make the government protect us from the predicted impacts of climate chaos". | Insulate Britain spokeswoman Zoe Cohen told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that protesters "understand the risks they are taking are because we have tried everything else to make the government protect us from the predicted impacts of climate chaos". |
| "That involves the loss of all that we cherish, our society, our way of life and law and order," she said. | "That involves the loss of all that we cherish, our society, our way of life and law and order," she said. |
| 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". |
| 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 |
| Mr Shapps told MPs he believed the injunction would bring an end to the demonstrations. | 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 barely goes without saying, it's irresponsible, dangerous and completely counterproductive," he said. |
| "Earlier in the process there was a somewhat different approach being taken. | "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." | "Yesterday the police were on the scene much more quickly. The injunction will greatly strengthen their hand." |
| 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. | |
| Home Secretary Priti Patel, who last week described protesters' actions as "selfish", said the injunction would mean "people can get moving again" on the London orbital motorway. | |
| "We will not tolerate lives being put at risk," she said. | |
| Insulate Britain campaigners protested on the M25 near Cobham in Surrey on Tuesday | Insulate Britain campaigners protested on the M25 near Cobham in Surrey on Tuesday |
| Mr Shapps added the government would be reviewing the powers, but it was "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". | Mr Shapps added the government would be reviewing the powers, but it was "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 [stopping] that," he said. | "An injunction may just be an interim way of doing [stopping] that," he said. |
| Police chiefs have warned that the protests are putting officers in danger | Police chiefs have warned that the protests are putting officers in danger |
| Assistant Chief Constable for Humberside Police, Chris Noble, who is the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for policing protests, told the Today programme police "aren't anti-protest but we are pro-responsibility". | Assistant Chief Constable for Humberside Police, Chris Noble, who is the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for policing protests, told the Today programme police "aren't anti-protest but we are pro-responsibility". |
| "This is not a benign supermarket car park that this is taking place on," he said. | "This is not a benign supermarket car park that this is taking place on," he said. |
| He said police officers were most likely to come to harm as a result of the protests because they were having to run across motorways to try to remove the campaigners. | He said police officers were most likely to come to harm as a result of the protests because they were having to run across motorways to try to remove the campaigners. |
| In his High Court order, Mr Justice Lavender ruled it should last until 21 March, but there would be a hearing to review the situation on 5 October. | |
| The order covers every part of the M25 and the Dartford Crossing, including slip roads and bridges, and states that demonstrators are banned from "causing damage to the surface of or to any apparatus on or around the M25 including but not limited to painting, damaging by fire, or affixing any item or structure thereto". | |
| The order means that breaching it could lead to a civil court hearing. | |
| In a statement, Insulate Britain said it would continue its protests and "as soon as the government makes a meaningful statement that we can trust, we will leave the motorway". | |
| During the recent protests, the government said it was "investing £1.3bn this year alone to support people to install energy efficiency measures, and our upcoming Heat and Buildings Strategy will set out how we decarbonise the nation's homes in a way that is fair, practical and affordable". | |
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