Protesters cause gridlock on M25
CLIMATE protesters caused major delays by blocking five junctions on the UK’s busiest motorway during rush hour on Monday morning.
Dozens of people were arrested following the demonstrations to demand Government action on home insulation.
The group Insulate Britain an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion - staged sit down protests at Junction 3 for Swanley in Kent, Junction 6 for Godstone in Surrey, Junction 14 for Heathrow Terminal 5, Junction 20 for Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, and Junction 31 for Purfleet in Essex.
At least one driver attempted to drag a protester off the road.
The protest began at about 8am on Monday and took up to noon to be cleared.
Chief Inspector Paul Austin, of Essex Police, said: “This incident caused significant disruption and our officers worked to resolve it as quickly and safely as possible.”