UK Police Arrest Dozens of Activists Who Blocked Motorway

Protesters from Insulate Britain take block the M25 motorway in London, on Sept. 15, 2021. Handout photo issued by Insulate Britain/PA

Police arrested at least 71 climate protesters on Wednesday after they blocked several junctions on the UK’s busiest motorway.

The activists from the campaign group Insulate Britain, which is demanding government action on home insulation, stopped traffic on three sections on the M25 shortly after 8 a.m.