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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Damien Gayle

First jury trial of Insulate Britain activists begins over M25 blockage

Police at the scene of an Insulate Britain protest on the M25 on 13 September 2021
Police at the scene of an Insulate Britain protest on the M25 on 13 September 2021. Photograph: Insulate Britain/PA

Four climate activists have gone on trial for allegedly blocking the M25, in the first of dozens of jury trials planned for supporters of the Insulate Britain campaign.

Daniel Shaw, 37, from Northampton, Karen Wildin, 58, from Leicester, Maria Lee, 69, from Northampton, and Victoria Lindsell, 67, from Rugby, appeared at Inner London crown court each charged with two counts of causing a public nuisance, which they deny.

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