Police charge 56 Insulate Britain activists charged over M25 protests

16 March 2022, 13:00 | Updated: 16 March 2022, 15:30

Insulate Britain activists bring the M25 to a standstill
Insulate Britain activists bring the M25 to a standstill. Picture: Alamy

By Patrick Grafton-Green

Police have charged 56 people over M25 Insulate Britain protests which took place on three days last September.

Listen to this article

Loading audio...

Twelve people each face two counts of causing a public nuisance at junction 14 of the M25 on September 13, and at junction 25 of the M25 on September 15.

They are due to appear at Stratford Magistrates' Court on Friday April 22.

Fifty people are charged with causing a public nuisance at junction 14 of the M25 on September 27, and will appear at the same court on April 29.

READ MORE: Three Met officers deny sending grossly offensive messages to Sarah Everard's killer

READ MORE: Met cops sorry after black school girl 'traumatised' in 'racially motivated' strip search

Some defendants have been charged as part of both cases.

The announcement follows separate charges brought by Kent Police earlier this month against 74 people, which marked the first criminal cases brought against Insulate Britain protesters.

They had previously only faced legal action in the civil courts, with several jailed for breaching injunctions.

Insulate Britain, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, wants the Government to insulate all UK homes by 2030 to cut carbon emissions.

It repeatedly blocked major roads between September and November, causing long traffic jams.

Activists often glued their hands to roads or each other to make it harder to remove them.

More Latest News

See more More Latest News

A woman gets her nails done.

Thousands of migrants working illegally in nail bars, car washes and restaurants have been arrested in effort to tighten UK border security.

Exclusive
Keir Starmer 'leads by example' as he becomes first PM and G7 leader to have public HIV test

Keir Starmer 'leads by example' as he becomes first PM to have public HIV test as part of goal to eliminate virus

Three Israeli Hostages Released As Part Of Ceasefire Deal

Abuse suffered by Hamas hostages during their 500 days in captivity revealed

Kaleb Cooper

Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper announces he'll be a dad to baby number three

Elements of the eucharist sacramental bread and sacramental wine.

Non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used during holy communion, the Church of England has ruled.

Nelson Way, Chadderton.

Baby girl found dead in Greater Manchester home, with man and woman arrested

Police Scotland vehicle.

Man arrested and charged after attempted murder of police officer

US President Donald Trump

Trump imposes steel and aluminium tariffs, as he doubles down on plan to make Canada 51st state of America

Robbie Williams on Instagram

Robbie Williams pays £20,000 for comedian's iconic glasses and pipe

Garda

Man arrested after several people reportedly stabbed in Dublin

Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Reeves calls for economic growth talks with bank chiefs, after 'Stagflation' warning

Reform UK Holds a Regional Conference In Wiltshire

Farage claims Conservative Party has less than 100,000 members and blasts Kemi Badenoch for calling Reform member numbers 'fake'

Foreign Ministers attend an Arab League extraordinary meeting in Cairo on October 11, 2023.

Egypt to host emergency Arab League summit after Trump announces plan to displace 1.8 million Palestinians and 'take over Gaza'

Jack Fincham.

Love Island star admits to feeling like a 'failure' after spending '£1 million on drugs, alcohol and gambling'

Westminster Abbey and Church House

Church of England meeting at time of ‘unprecedented crisis’ after scandals and historical abuse claims

The plane was forced to make an emergency landing

easyJet flight forced to make emergency landing after pilot collapses on board