Eco-idiot sparks traffic chaos as he scales M25 gantry – hours after mastermind is nicked over motorway ‘plot’
AN ECO-idiot has sparked traffic chaos after scaling the M25 motorway gantry.
Cops have rushed to in between junctions 6 and 7 in Surrey to deal with the protester.
Police say traffic is free to move in both directions – but photos show two lanes have been closed off.
It comes just hours after we revealed the mastermind behind Just Stop Oil was nicked last night after The Sun blew the whistle on their plot to block the motorway network.
Roger Hallam, 56, was being questioned after we told police his group were planning to scale motorway gantries on the M25 today and bring traffic to a standstill.
Two more activists were also arrested last night.
And in another victory for the people by The Sun, National Highways yesterday secured a High Court injunction to prevent protesters disrupting the road.
Hallam’s arrest came after we infiltrated a meeting on Wednesday and passed on recordings to police of the hardline green campaigners’ plot.
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We were then invited to join the Met’s Territorial Support Group as officers smashed through Hallam’s front door at his flat in Kennington, South London.
He was not at home but bags of evidence, including a laptop, were removed.
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The Met Police later confirmed a 56-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit public nuisance.
Hallam was still in custody last night. Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said: “Our investigation has reason to suspect the Just Stop Oil group intend to disrupt major motorway networks which would risk serious harm to the public, with reckless action to obstruct the public on a large scale.”