Three people have been arrested on suspicion of orchestrating a climate protest on the UK’s busiest motorway on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police said. The Met said that it also made 14 arrests for obstructing the M25. So far at least 88 people are known to have been arrested by UK police for Wednesday’s protests, during which activists blocked several junctions on the motorway. “We consider their actions to be unreasonable and unsafe highway obstruction and we will respond as quickly as possible and robustly to any incidents of this nature,” the force said in a statement. The protests were organised by campaign group Insulate Britain, which is demanding government action on home insulation. Activists stopped traffic by sitting on the road on several sections on the M25 shortly after 8 a.m on Wednesday. Stranded motorists beeped their horns. Videos posted on social media showed angry drivers remonstrating with the activists. …
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