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Live M25 traffic updates as Just Stop Oil protesters cause delays (Surrey Live)

National Highways has advised that the 'incident is likely to be ongoing for some time'

A spokesperson for Just Stop Oil has now confirmed to SurreyLive that they are behind the demonstration that is causing delays on the M25 around junction 10 this morning. We have a clear demand: that the UK government makes a statement that it will immediately halt all future licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK. This is the necessary first step to ensuring a liveable future. We fully acknowledge the cost and disruption this will cause to the public and ask that they take their demands for compensation to the government which has caused this unprecedented threat to our lives and liberties. We ask that no one travels on this motorway from Wednesday to Friday this week as we will be blocking the highway. We ask that no one travels on this motorway from Wednesday to Friday this week as we will be blocking the highway. However, protesting on the strategic road network is extremely dangerous, not just for the protesters but for people using the roads. We are working in coalition with other groups to escalate civil resistance to force a government response. The government will not stop pushing fossil fuels; we have to stop them. Apparently because of the protesters featured in our previous post, the M25 has now been shut in both directions near Heathrow between junctions 14 and 15. We fully acknowledge the cost and disruption this will cause to the public and ask that they take their demands for compensation to the government which has caused this unprecedented threat to our lives and liberties." It said in a statement earlier in the day that activists would be launching action on the road. Traffic is queuing for 11 miles back to junction 14 near Heathrow, and delays are believed to be well in excess of one hour.

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Just Stop Oil protesters storm onto M25 causing 9 miles of queues (MyLondon)

A spokesperson for Highways England said: "Two lanes (of 4) are closed on the M25 anti-clockwise in Surrey within J10 (A3 for #Guildford) due to an ongoing ...

We fully acknowledge the cost and disruption this will cause to the public and ask that they take their demands for compensation to the government which has caused this unprecedented threat to our lives and liberties. The M25 is currently blocked after Just Stop Oil protesters stormed onto the motorway and sat in the road. A statement published today (20 July) on their website reads: "This is without doubt the most important moment in UK history. We ask that no one travels on this motorway from Wednesday to Friday this week as we will be blocking the highway. Three lanes are closed on the M25 anticlockwise. As a result, the activist group has an increased momentum with their views on climate change.

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M25 protest today: Just Stop Oil climate activists block motorway and ... (Daily Mail)

In a statement released today, the group said it was 'declaring the M25 a site of civil resistance' and asked that 'no one travels on this motorway from ...

Another protestor on a gantry at Junction 14, near Heathrow Airport also took a video, adding: 'I am sitting here in the peace and quiet of Junction 14, closed north and southbound. We have dropped a banner over the edge, securely tied, that says Just Stop Oil because that is what our government must do. This is something we definitely need to do.' 'As we're going on, we need to stop new oil. 'There's 60 minute delays anticlockwise on approach; 7 miles of congestion. Protesters from Just Stop Oil glue their hands to the frame of a copy of The Last Supper at the Royal Academy in London today The activists entered The Collection Gallery at the Royal Academy just and glued their hands to the base of the painting. Maybe the government will listen if they can hear me.' The protestors have scaled a gantry over the M25, with police pictured in attendance at the scene on the carriageway below And at the site today, two of the protestors said: 'We are currently on a gantry above the M25. It is very loud up here and very windy. In a statement released shortly before the demonstrations, Just Stop Oil said it was 'declaring the M25 a site of civil resistance' this week. Just Stop Oil protestors BLOCK the M25 in both directions near Heathrow and promise to disrupt the motorway ALL WEEK because it is 'a site of civil resistance' as they predict record temperatures mean 'society will collapse within 20 years'

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Just Stop Oil: Eco activists blockade M25 as they declare it a 'site of ... (Evening Standard)

E. co protesters blocked a section of the M25 on Wednesday as they vowed to set up a “site of civil resistance” following Tuesday's record-breaking heatwave. On ...

“The UK government’s failure to take that step is a criminal dereliction of its fundamental duty: to protect and safeguard the lives of its citizens.” In a statement, the group said: “We fully acknowledge the cost and disruption this will cause to the public and ask that they take their demands for compensation to the government which has caused this unprecedented threat to our lives and liberties. co protesters blocked a section of the M25 on Wednesday as they vowed to set up a “site of civil resistance” following Tuesday’s record-breaking heatwave.

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Huge M25 queues in Surrey as Just Stop oil protesters climb ... (ITV News)

The Just Stop Oil protest caused nine-mile tailbacks on the M25 anti-clockwise, with the National Highways website warning of delays of more than an hour.

The group chose the M25 as the site of the action as it is “the place where we confront the carbon economy headlong and bring our resistance into full public view. But it has just revealed how inadequate the Government’s preparations for climate change are and their entire policy, and basically we’re just saying it’s evident now we cannot continue. “We hope to have the area cleared as soon as possible and will keep you informed of further updates via our social media channels.

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Just Stop Oil protesters blockade M25 and cause nine-mile queue ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

The climate protesters have declared the motorway a site of 'civil resistance' and urged no one travel on the motorway until the weekend.

"We will keep you informed of further updates. The group chose the M25 as the site of the action as it is "the place where we confront the carbon economy headlong and bring our resistance into full public view. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey."

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M25 traffic chaos: Eco mob cause 9-mile queues and order drivers ... (Daily Express)

CHAOS is unfolding on the M25, as a group of protesters have blocked the road, causing nine mile queues at rush hour and warning drivers to stay away for ...

Yesterday they received more than 2,600 calls." There are nine-mile queues and delays of around 25-minutes. The group demanded the Government "immediately halt all future licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK", describing it as a "necessary first step to ensuring a liveable future".

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M25 delays: Climate protesters cause huge tailbacks after extreme ... (Metro)

Just Stop Oil environmental protesters are causing disruption around Junction 10 of the motorway after the UK's hottest ever day.

Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey.’ A statement added: ‘Officers are dealing with a protester on a gantry on the M25 just past junction 10 of the anti-clockwise carriageway this morning, and three lanes are currently closed. ‘We need to stop new oil. A travel alert from Highways England on Twitter warned: ‘There are delays of over an hour on the M25 anti-clockwise in Surrey due to an ongoing Surrey Police led incident within J10 (for A3, Guildford). 3 lanes (of 4) are currently closed. The group are demanding the Government make a ‘meaningful statement’ that they will commit to stop licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK, which they say is ‘the necessary first step to ensuring a liveable future.’ Eco protesters are climbing signs and causing major disruption on the M25, in response to the extreme heat in the UK.

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M25 blocked as climate protesters declare it 'site of civil resistance ... (The Independent)

Just Stop Oil says it will block the motorway from Wednesday until Friday, calling for an end to new fossil fuel projects.

The rise in incidents prompted the home secretary, Priti Patel, to push for new powers to curb such protests. We ask that no one travels on this motorway from Wednesday to Friday this week as we will be blocking the highway. The government must not licence 40 new oil fields. We fully acknowledge the cost and disruption this will cause to the public and ask that they take their demands for compensation to the government which has caused this unprecedented threat to our lives and liberties." In a statement, the force said: “We’re dealing with a protest on the M25 just past junction 10 of the anti-clockwise carriageway this morning. Surrey Police said officers were dealing with the protest.

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Just Stop Oil: Protesters force section of M25 to be closed (BBC News)

Just Stop Oil protests are causing disruption on the motorway at Cobham, Surrey, and at Heathrow.

Just Stop Oil's statement said it chose the M25 as it is "the place where we confront the carbon economy headlong and bring our resistance into full public view. The group is demanding the government make a "meaningful statement" it will commit to stop licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK. Just Stop Oil said it was declaring the M25 "a site of civil resistance".

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M25 junction blocked by protestors (Kent Online)

Police are in attendance and there are delays of 45 minutes over five miles of congestion on the approach. Traffic is being diverted from J30 to J31, to return ...

We fully acknowledge the cost and disruption this will cause to the public and ask that they take their demands for compensation to the government which has caused this unprecedented threat to our lives and liberties. "We are working in coalition with other groups to escalate civil resistance to force a government response. We ask that no one travels on this motorway from Wednesday to Friday this week as we will be blocking the highway.

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