The British government has reinstated restrictions on protests to a controversial policing bill amid criticisms from both opposition and backbench Conservative lawmakers. The Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill contains a wide-ranging raft of measures aimed at overhauling the criminal justice system. These include plans to give police in England and Wales more powers to…

Five Insulate Britain activists were jailed on Wednesday after they breached a high court injunction prohibiting them from obstructing traffic on the M25 motorway last year. The climate activist group repeatedly blocked traffic on the UK’s motorways and busy streets, demanding the government insulate all British homes by 2030 to help decarbonise the economy. One…

The UK government on Monday suffered 14 defeats as the House of Lords voted against a raft of proposed measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill. The controversial measures were inserted into the bill to target eco-activist groups such as Extinction Rebellion (XR) and Insulate Britain, whose members use tactics such as blocking traffic…

Road-blocking protests carried out by climate campaign group Insulate Britain have cost UK taxpayers at least £4.3 million ($5.8 million) so far, an investigation has found. The information was collated by the PA news agency, which filed Freedom of Information requests to police forces who handled the protests. Insulate Britain, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion,…

Those who missed work, medical appointments, or other significant things due to protest-related traffic disruptions on parts of the UK’s motorways have been asked to contact the police. Essex Police on Wednesday called on people affected by eco-activist group Insulate Britain’s road-blocking tactic on the M25 and M11 motorways in Essex to come forward and…

London police say they arrested a total of 124 climate protestors belonging to the Insulate Britain group over the blocking of two London bridges at the weekend. The Metropolitan Police said on Nov. 22 that 30 people were held at Lambeth Bridge and another 94 at Vauxhall Cross near Vauxhall Bridge when the roads were…

UK police said traffic has been diverted in central London as demonstrators protesting against the jailing of nine Insulate Britain activists blocked Lambeth Bridge. The group was jailed this week for breaching an injunction designed to prevent the road blockades which have sparked anger among motorists and others affected by the protests. Up to 200…

Nine activists from climate campaign group Insulate Britain were jailed on Wednesday for blocking the M25 motorway in violation of a court injunction. The nine activists, aged between 20 to 58, admitted on Tuesday to breaching the injunction, which was granted to the National Highways on Sept. 21 after Insulate Britain activists ran in front of…

A group of climate activists has refused to back down after a new injunction was issued against their traffic-disrupting protests. Insulate Britain, which demands taxpayer-funded insulation for all British households, vowed to target the M25 motorway from Wednesday despite five injunctions banning them from obstructing traffic on all motorways and major roads across England, as well as 14…

Activists from Insulate Britain resumed protesting on Monday after taking a 10-day break from disrupting traffic on motorways and major roads. The Metropolitan Police said 52 people had been arrested following protests on Bishopsgate, Upper Thames Street, Limehouse, and on Southwark Bridge in London. The eco-activist group—which demands taxpayer-funded insulation for all British households—staged its 14th…