UK Climate Protesters Face Jail for Further Attempts to Block Motorway

Protesters from Insulate Britain block the M25 motorway in London, on Sept. 15, 2021. Courtesy of Insulate Britain/PA

Climate protesters will face possible imprisonment if they make further attempts to block the UK’s busiest motorway after the government secured an injunction against such actions.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday that National Highways had been granted an injunction against the protests, which have shut down parts of the M25 five times in just over a week.