Fuel access has been blocked at two M25 service stations as Just Stop Oil supporters demonstrate in the area. The action is reportedly part of their demands that the UK Government stops new oil and gas projects.

Around 35 supporters of Just Stop Oil blocked both Cobham Services and Clacket Lane Services. Starting from 7am today, demonstrators blocked the entrance to the petrol pump area by sitting in the road with banners.

Traffic update services reported that there was no fuel available at both M25 service stations due to the protest at around 7.30am on Thursday (April 28). Images from Cobham Services show police are in attendance.

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It is understood that the actions took place in support of Just Stop Oil’s demand that the UK Government ends new oil and gas projects in the UK. Some supporters also sabotaged the petrol pump by breaking the display glass and covering it with spray paint.

Nathan McGovern, 22, a student from Coventry taking action today, said: “The world’s most vulnerable are dying from a fossil-fuelled nightmare right now, whilst our Government proposes to drill for more oil and gas. I refuse to stand by and watch as heatwaves and drought murder people across the global South and families in the UK are forced to choose between eating and heating. If politicians and bureaucrats refuse to act then it falls on ordinary people to do what they will not.”

Stephanie Golder, 34, a charity project coordinator from Essex, added: “I’m sick and tired of being treated like a criminal for standing up for what is right. The real criminals are those refusing to act on the climate emergency, it’s truly genocidal for our Government to give new licences for oil exploration.

“The poorest in this country need help with their energy bills now. But instead the Government’s energy strategy fails to mention energy saving measures such as insulation and instead prioritises a ‘plan’ which puts us on a fast-track for climate chaos.”

Since April 1, when Just Stop Oil started blocking oil terminals, there have been over 1,000 arrests. Just Stop Oil say they will continue the disruption until the Government makes a statement that it will end new oil and gas projects in the UK.

For live updates on the ongoing protests, see our live blog here.

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Article Source: Kent Live