Eco-zealots handed record jail time after causing chaos on M25 at cost of £1.1m to taxpayers

FIVE Just Stop Oil eco-zealots have been handed record jail time after causing chaos on the M25.

Roger Hallam, 58, Daniel Shaw, 38, Louise Lancaster, 58, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu, 35, and Cressida Gethin, 22, bought the motorway to a standstill with their antics.

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The group caused more than 50,000 hours of vehicle delay – affecting more than 700,000 vehicles – and left the M25 “compromised” for more than 120 hours.

They were jailed for a total of 21 years today after the carnage cost British taxpayers £1.1million.

The eco-idiots shouted out “I love you” as they were led from the dock/

Judge Christopher Hehir said: “The plain fact is that each of you some time ago has crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic.”

Around 45 people scaled gantries on the motorway, Southwark Crown Court was told.

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