Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Central News

Just Stop Oil activist urges jurors to apply ‘conscience’ in M25 protest trial

traffic halted on the M25: a police car and officers are seen in the foreground with cars and lorries stationary on the tarmac behind them in lines stretching into the distance on the motorway
Traffic was halted on the M25 motorway in multiple locations when activists climbed on to overhead gantries over three days of protests in November 2022. Photograph: Just Stop Oil/PA

A climate activist accused of plotting to bring the M25 to a standstill urged jurors to apply their “conscience and common sense” to the case before they began their deliberations.

Just Stop Oil protesters are said to have caused more than £500,000 worth of damage and delayed about 480,000 rush-hour journeys by scaling gantries over the motorway between 7 and 10 November 2022.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.