Travel chaos as eco-warriors GLUE THEMSELVES to M25 with cops finally arresting 25 protesters after 2 HOURS

ECO-WARRIORS glued themselves to the M25 during their second protest of the week sparking travel chaos during a rush-hour blockade.

Some 89 activists from Insulate Britain brought traffic to a standstill across the country's busiest motorway this morning – before police finally arrested 25 protesters two hours later.

One mob blocked Junction 23 at South Mimms, Hertfordshire, while another shut down the main carriageway from Junction 8 at Reigate to Junction 9 at Leatherhead, both in Surrey.

Some people have even glued their hands to the road in the Dartford Crossing area at Junction 1A and 1B.

The climate change group, dressed in hi-vis and brandishing banners reading 'please turn off your engine', plonked themselves in the middle of the road in both locations.

Protesters also held signs saying "sorry for the disruption" as angry drivers quickly lost patience.

Some stuck motorists yelled "we'll lose our jobs" and honked their horns but the demonstrators refused to budge.

Other shouted: "Go and find something better to do with your lives."

One lone police officer eventually turned up but made a feeble attempt to move the activists on.

The cop, with his hands in his pockets, simply said: "I’m going to have to ask you to move."

He didn't even look at the group as he made his weak order before strolling back to his car.

Insulate Britain reps are demanding the Government "make significant legislative change to start lowering emissions".

A spokesperson added they were taking action again today to get Britain's homes insulated and create thousands of jobs and save lives.

Among those held up shortly after 8am was an NHS worker trying to get home after a night shift.

Jay told LBC: "I'm exhausted. I'm not happy with the situation."

And pharmacist Graham Weidle, who is not able to get to work, said: "I need to open a pharmacy in Soho.

"I think [Insulate Britain] are just going the wrong way about it. They are doing this for effect but not for sympathy.

"We all support climate change, we all support sustainability and we all support a more regenerative way of life. But this doesn't help.

"Every car here has its engine running and that's tens of thousands of cars.

"They are just working against themselves. I don't believe they have any support."

'THIS DOESN'T HELP'

In response to the criticism, a spokesperson for Insulate Britain said: "You're angry. So are we. You're afraid for your job. So are we. You feel powerless. So did we.

"But sitting in the road makes Boris Johnson sit up and take notice. So we're staying, until 10 Downing Street get on with the job."

They added: "The people in cars are angry, they are outraged, they are disgusted. Rightly.

"What a thing to do. What stupidity. What idiots. So why are we doing it?

"Because we are angry, because we are outraged, because we feel disgust beyond words.

"Because we will not stand by and see our families suffer, their livelihoods destroyed and our country betrayed. Never. Never."

This action is not only incredibly dangerous in potentially putting lives at risk but it also backfires in environmental terms by causing more delays and more vehicle emissions.

Swarms of cops finally made it to the scene, with Surrey Police arresting a total of 25 people in connection with the incident between Junction 8 and 10.

Officers said they were also attending the scene of a serious four-vehicle crash – but it is unclear if this is related to the protests.

It follows Monday's disruption which saw more than 90 Insulate Britain members arrested.

The madness caused up to five hours of delays for tens of thousands of drivers on the M25 – and things turned sour when furious motorists tried to drag resistant protesters away to clear the roads.

AA president Edmund King said: "This action is not only incredibly dangerous in potentially putting lives at risk but it also backfires in environmental terms by causing more delays and more vehicle emissions.

"These are some of the busiest sections of the M25 where tens of thousands of drivers will have been affected and has a negative knock-on effect on economic activity."

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