Insulate Britain supporters could today face jail for telling a jury that the climate emergency was their reason for blocking a central London road in October 2021 – despite escaping punishment for the protest itself.
In a divisive ruling identical to one that saw another Insulate Britain supporter jailed for eight weeks last month, Judge Silas Reid ordered three defendants charged with causing a public nuisance not to mention the climate crisis, fuel poverty or property insulation in court.
Two of the defendants – 65-year-old Giovanna Lewis, from Dorset, and 38-year-old Amy Pritchard, from London – defied Reid’s order during their trial at the Inner London Crown Court earlier this week.
