Police raid eco-protest leaders but can't stop chaos on M25

CLIMATE activists shut the M25 yesterday after police failed to stop them with raids on the ringleaders.

- John Twomey

Protesters were accused of “laughing at the law” as they defied High Court injunctions which sought to prevent disruption to the orbital motorway.

Rush-hour traffic was brought to a halt as more than a dozen people climbed on to overhead gantries at seven junctions. Louise Harris filmed herself scaling a gantry and telling drivers: “You may hate me for doing this and you’re entitled to hate me.

“But I wish you would direct all that anger and hatred at our Government. They are betraying young people.”