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Eco Mob.
'I was there watching her slip away': Devastated son claims his mother was left paralysed from a stroke while stuck for SIX HOURS on the M25 because of eco-mob while he was rushing her to hospital
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A man, who gave his name as Chris, told LBC's Andrew Pierce (left) about his mother's predicament, adding that he 'could do nothing' - although the caller's claim is as yet unsubstantiated. As many as 80 activists from the Insulate Britain group brought the motorway to a half on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (top right and bottom right), while also shutting down the M3 and M11. The demonstrators were widely condemned and a host of arrests were made throughout the week.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10004241/Son-reveals-mum-left-paralysed-getting-stuck-SIX-HOURS-M25-eco-mob.html
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A man, who gave his name as Chris, told LBC's Andrew Pierce (left) about his mother's predicament, adding that he 'could do nothing' - although the caller's claim is as yet unsubstantiated. As many as 80 activists from the Insulate Britain group brought the motorway to a half on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (top right and bottom right), while also shutting down the M3 and M11. The demonstrators were widely condemned and a host of arrests were made throughout the week.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10004241/Son-reveals-mum-left-paralysed-getting-stuck-SIX-HOURS-M25-eco-mob.html
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Furious motorists and a paramedic crew could be seen pulling Insulate Britain activists out of the road at Wandsworth Bridge on Monday, in footage shared on social media. The environmental activist group blocked three other major routes into London including Blackwall tunnel. The group said about 50 people were involved in Monday's demonstrations calling on the government to improve the quality of homes to tackle the climate crisis.
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A climate zealot who founded the Extinction Rebellion splinter group which brought parts of London to a standstill for more than four hours during this morning's rush hour has revealed that he would block an ambulance which contained a dying person. Speaking to the Unbreak the Planet podcast, Insulate Britain mastermind Roger Hallam told presenter Mike Galsworthy that he would also have refused to move for a crying woman who was trying to get to her unwell 81-year-old mother in hospital. The chilling exchange comes after a tearful woman trying to get to her unwell 81-year-old mother in a Canterbury hospital slammed 'selfish' eco-morons who had blocked the Blackwall Tunnel, Hanger Lane and Wandsworth Bridge between 8am and 12pm. Tensions flared as a paramedic crew joined furious drivers and pulled enviro-idiots - some of whom are repeat offenders who have been arrested and released by police during past demos - off the road at Wandsworth Bridge, while a woman at Blackwall Tunnel trying to get to her mother in hospital lashed out at the mob: 'How can you be so selfish?' The eco-mob's protest - the eleventh in the past month - caused huge tailbacks and inflicted misery on millions of people trying to get into the capital, including workers trying to help kickstart London's wounded economy after 18 months of Covid restrictions.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10056407/Now-eco-mob-block-Blackwall-Tunnel-Insulate-Britain-launch-ELEVENTH-day-protests.html
Four Insulate Britain activists REFUSE to attend and glue hands together outside as judge spares three others jail after ruling they were not in contempt of court.
Four eco zealots have glued themselves together outside the High Court after refusing to attend a hearing.
Those who breach them could be found in contempt of court and face a maximum penalty of two years in jail.
Judges tell three members of the group they are 'free to go' after concluding they did not breach injunction.
Ruling will be made on the rest of the protesters on Wednesday afternoon, judges have confirmed.
Four Insulate Britain protesters have refused to attend a High Court hearing and glued their hands together outside as judges told three others they are 'free to go' after ruling they did not breach a road blocking injunction that was granted in a bid to curb their demonstrations.
Theresa Norton, 63, Dr Diana Warner, 62, El Litten, 35, and Steve Pritchard, 62, were among 19 protesters due to appear at the Royal Courts of Justice today accused of breaching an injunction aimed at trying to stop the group's climate change protests that caused chaos on major roads.
However, the four glued themselves together on the steps at the front of the court in a show of 'resistance' before the front gates of the building were locked, shutting them inside.
They sent a note to judges explaining the reason for their non-attendance, saying: 'The four of us feel we have to continue our resistance today because we don’t want to cooperate with a system which is causing so much death and hardship.'
The four were later arrested by officers and were cheered by fellow protesters as they were led away, with the last of the four being removed by about 5.15pm.
Insulate Britain claimed the four risked prison sentences for non-attendance at court.
In court, Lord Justice William Davis read out a note from the four protesters, which said: "The four of us feel we have to continue our resistance today because we don't want to cooperate with a system which is causing so much death and hardship."
Earlier, High Court judges told three members of the eco-mob they are 'free to go' after concluding they had not breached the injunction during a protest at South Mimms roundabout by the M25 on November 2, 2021.
National Highways sought to bring contempt of court proceedings against Arne Springorum, 49, Liam Norton, 37, and Jessica Causby, 25, after they took part in a protest near the motorway on November 2 last year.
According to National Highways' written submissions, Mr Springorum and Ms Causby glued themselves to the pavement during their protest action, while Mr Norton allegedly 'endangered the free flow of traffic'.
The demonstration was intended to block the M25 near Junction 23 at Bignells Corner, Potters Bar, but Lord Justice William Davis decided that area was not covered by the M25 injunction.
He said: ‘The application in their cases has been dismissed so there’s no further reference to them in these proceedings.’ The judge told the protesters that they were 'free to go'.
A ruling will be handed down to the rest of the group on Wednesday afternoon. Lord Justice Davis said proceedings will resume at 10.30am so the court can address the cases of the four protesters who chose to stop attending proceedings.
Today's ruling comes as MPs blasted an 'outrageous' decision by a jury to unanimously clear three Extinction Rebellion activists of obstructing a railway earlier this month after a judge cited their right to protest under the European Convention of Human Rights.
The group claimed their actions were justified by their Christian faith and fears for their grandchildren, but angry politicians said the verdict set a 'dangerous precedent' and gave a 'green light' for people to commit crime.
Former university lecturer Philip Kingston, 85, Anglican priest Reverend Sue Parfitt, 79, and Father Martin Newell, 54, all climbed on top of the Docklands Light Railway train during the morning rush-hour in London.
Judge Reid had told the jury that protest rights under the European Convention of Human Rights 'gives them and us the freedom of belief, expression and the right to freedom of assembly', adding: 'Are we sure that a conviction of the defendant for obstructing the railway is necessary in a democratic society in the interest of public safety, prevention of disorder or protection of rights and freedoms of others?'
Earlier this month, Downing Street defended measures to tackle protesters' 'guerrilla tactics' after peers gutted the legislation with a series of defeats for the Government.
Home Secretary Priti Patel accused peers of siding with 'vandals and thugs' after a string of defeats saw the House of Lords reject controversial measures designed to combat the tactics adopted by groups including Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain.