Activists blocked major roads between September and November and even glued their hands to the floor
Policing Insulate Britain’s road-blocking protests cost taxpayers at least £4.3 million, an investigation has found.
Insulate Britain, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, wants the Government to insulate all UK homes by 2030 to cut carbon emissions.Activists often glued their hands to the road or each other to make it harder to remove them. Mr Shapps told PA: “I am appalled at the amount of time and public money that’s been spent policing the selfish actions of Insulate Britain.
Mr Marsh described responding to the demonstrations on 70mph motorways as “some of the most dangerous things my colleagues have had to do”. It cost just under £220,000 to obtain the first three injunctions with lawyers from National Highways, Government Legal Department and DLA Piper advising on them.
Screengrab taken from PA Video of InsulateBritain supporters Paul Sheeky,Rev Sue Parfitt, Biff Whipster, Ruth Jarman, Steve Pritchard, Steve Gower, Richard Ramsde outside the High Court
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