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Manchester Evening News
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Damon Wilkinson

Former Rochdale vicar's defiant message as he's jailed for taking part in Insulate Britain roadblock

Mark Coleman Rochdale Oil Prison the City of London

A retired vicar vowed to carry on protesting despite being jailed for taking part in a climate change demonstration which brought the City of London to a standstill. Former Vicar of Rochdale the Rev Mark Coleman was sentenced to five weeks in prison for his part in October's Insulate Britain roadblock.

The 63-year-old was one of a number of protesters who sat in the road at the Bishopsgate junction during a two hour protest calling for homes are insulated to be low energy by 2030. But a defiant Mr Coleman vowed the sentence wouldn't stop him taking part in future 'civil disobedience'.

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