A Swansea resident arrested for their involvement in the Just Stop Oil protests on the M25 motorway last week is said to have decided to go on "hunger strike" to show their commitment to the cause. Campaign group, Just Stop Oil said Tez Burnes, 34, had been remanded to HMP Bronzefield in Surrey.
On arrival to prison, Tez, who uses they/them pronouns, "started an immediate hunger strike" which had resulted in "rapid weight loss and low blood sugar levels" and had led to Tez being monitored in a hospital wing of the prison and given medical treatment, the group claimed.
According to Just Stop Oil, the protest - which caused widespread disruption and miles of congestion - was "the biggest act of civil resistance undertaken in the UK in a generation" and resulted in 65 people being arrested. The group claimed 31 of these had been remanded in prison. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
