Just Stop Oil protesters block Gatwick departure gates
Seven people entered the South Terminal at around 8am, the activist group said.
Seven people entered the South Terminal at around 8am, the activist group said.
Actor Toby Jones, artist Tracey Emin and former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams also criticised the jail terms in an open letter.
The sentences are the longest since the introduction by the last government of the new law of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.
Reverend Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, 85, smashed the glass around the historic document before gluing themselves to it.
The Prime Minister said it was ‘entirely right that selfish protesters’ are handed ‘tough sentences’
The Tory deputy chairman accused the activists of gluing themselves to the memorial.
Two people attacked the Rokeby Venus painting by Velazquez at the museum on Monday.
Protesters are also using the tactic of ‘going floppy’ to make it harder for police officers to take them away when arrested.
“I have done everything legal I can to get our message across. Most of that has been ineffective, so it’s time to break the law."
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