Nine Insulate Britain protesters have this morning been jailed for breaching an injunction that the government imposed to stop the group blocking roads in the capital and across the rest of the United Kingdom.
The nine, aged between 20 and 58 years old, were convicted of contempt of court for breaking the National Highways’ M25 injunction and were sentenced to between three and six months in prison. Ana Heytawin and Louis McKecknie received sentences of three months, while Ben Taylor, who had announced to the court his intention to continue, received a sentence of six months. The other defendants were sentenced to four months. The judge ordered that all the defendants should serve at least half of their sentence.
More soon.
