Now Insulate Britain block PORT at Dover making a mockery of Priti Patel’s injunction against their protests as eco mob try to cripple Britain’s transport network yet again
Insulate Britain protesters have blocked roads at the Port of Dover – making a mockery of Priti Patel’s injunction against them.
More than 40 activists across two groups have blocked the A20 road in Kent which provides access to the Port of Dover.
The port is the busiest ferry port in Europe and is the UK’s main gateway for trade from the EU. The protest comes amid a growing supply crisis.
A spokesperson for Insulate Britain outlined why the group, which wants the Government to insulate and retrofit homes across the UK, blocked Europe’s busiest ferry port on Friday morning.
They said: ‘We are blocking Dover this morning to highlight that fuel poverty is killing people in Dover and across the UK.
‘We need a Churchillian response: We must tell the truth about the urgent horror of the climate emergency. Change at the necessary speed and scale requires economic disruption.
‘We wish it wasn’t true, but it is. It’s why the 2000 fuel protests got a U-turn in policy and gave Blair his biggest challenge as Prime Minister.’
The spokesperson added: ‘We are sorry for the disruption that we are causing. It seems to be the only way to keep the issue of insulation on the agenda and to draw attention to how poorly insulated homes are causing ill health, misery and early death for many thousands of people.
‘We are failing the country’s cold hungry families and the elderly and placing an enormous burden on the NHS.
‘Insulating our leaky homes is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce carbon emissions and it has all these additional benefits – reducing fuel poverty, creating jobs, reducing the burden on the NHS and protecting people from overheating during future heat waves. It’s a no-brainer. Boris just needs to get on with the job.’
Protest group Insulate Britain say more than 40 supporters across two groups have blocked the A20 road in Kent which provides access to the Port of Dover
The port is the busiest ferry port in Europe and is the UK’s main gateway for trade from the EU
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