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Moment furious driver squirts INK in the faces of Insulate Britain mob as truckers threaten to run them over
THIS is the moment a raging driver squirts INK in the faces of Insulate Britain eco-zealots as two mobs of protesters block traffic again today.
Hard-working Brits are stuck behind demonstrators who barricaded a slip road at junction 1a of the M25 - with one lorry driver threatening to mow them down himself.
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Meanwhile, a separate group have set up camp on the A40 in North Acton, London, where a furious driver was seen chucking ink over demonstrators' faces.
The raging commuter moved along a row of expressionless demonstrators while clutching a bottle full of blue ink.
He squeezed it over their faces while shouting "its ink" as mob refused to budge.
Retired doctor Christian, 77 - one of the demonstrators coated in the blue liquid - told Greatest Hits Radio London News: "It wasn't painful, it didn't hurt - it was unpleasant, but just sad, the whole thing's sad, it's sad that we have to do this."
At the M25 protest - which is close to the busy Dartford crossing - one motorist played bagpipes in the face of persistent eco-protesters who refused to budge.
As police pushed him away, he shouted: "They are holding up ambulances, fire trucks. Disgraceful.
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"You're damaging your cause. What I was doing, obnoxiously bagpiping in your face, is what you're doing to all this traffic - you're obnoxiously holding up people's lives.
"You're damaging your cause guys, you're actually damaging your cause."
And an irate motorist was heard on Sky News telling a cop: "I'll get the lorry down here and I'll run over them, I promise you, just saying.
"Drag them out the f***ing way mate, will you?"
Police swiftly intervened to cart the protesters away. The force has confirmed 17 people have been arrested so far.
But arrests are unlikely to deter them, with one eco-fanatic saying she is prepared to lose her home and go to jail for the cause.
Suzie, 47, from Cambridge, who works in childcare, said: "If going to prison and losing my home is what it takes to get the Government to do the right thing and cut our carbon emissions then it's a price worth paying.
"I can't be a bystander while this Government betrays the public, our children and future generations by failing to defend our country from the climate crisis.
"Insulating Britain's leaky homes has to come first.
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"It will cut out a huge chunk of our carbon emissions, help families struggling with their energy bills and end fuel poverty.
"It's such a basic first step that you have to wonder why the Government refuses to act. Don't they care?"
As today's protest kicked off, Insulate Britain campaigner Tracey Mallaghan was asked by Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley about the harm their M25 chaos could cause.
Richard asked: "What if someone dies on the M25 today as a direct result of these protests? What about the families of those who died?"
Tearful Tracey - whose voice trembled throughout the interview - replied: "I'm going to cry. As I have done many days for this campaign. I hate it, I hate disrupting people. I hate it.
"But what I hate more is that I can't get into a space and have a serious conversation about what our children face."
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She blasted the media for asking her questions about "individuals" and not "children's futures" and praised the group's controversial ringleader Liam Norton for storming off GMB when he appeared on the show last month.
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It comes after a woman was paralysed by a stroke while sitting in traffic caused by Insulate Britain September.
The mum's son - who was driving her to the hospital - said he was forced to "watch his mother slip away".
On today's standoff, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ''The Met is aware of Insulate Britain activists blocking the road at the A40 junction with Gypsy Lane in North Acton.
''Officers were promptly on the scene. Traffic has had to be diverted for the safety of all. We'll share updates soon."
The protests follow Insulate Britain's warning to the public not use the M25 this morning that they issued yesterday, while also asking the public to reduce their speed on the vital road to 20mph.
The controversial mob promised to pause their tirade of miserable sit-ins until October 25.
And they were back with a vengeance on Monday, as protesters blocked off Limehouse Causeway - a road into Canary Wharf - as well as an area close to Liverpool Street Station and Upper Thames Street.
One eco-idiot glued his own face to the road in a bizarre demonstration, before admitting: "It wasn't one of my better moves".
Matthew Tulley opted to superglue his own head directly onto the tarmac close to Liverpool Street Station.
But, speaking as scissors were used to cut of his hair, Matthew admitted the bizarre move might not have been his brightest idea.
Speaking directly from one of the barricades, Matthew told how he wanted to take "extreme action".
He told the Mirror: "They had to cut my hair by my temple because my face was totally glued. But now I've worked most of that off. But my hair is still glued.
'I'M GOING TO CRY'
"So with these scissors I'm trying to work off most of my hair."
Matthew - the boss off South Yorkshire-based firm Solid Carbon Storage - was one of the 52 Insulate Britain eco-zealots arrested on Monday.
When asked if he could cut his skin when trying to free himself with scissors, Matthew said: "Well you'll find out if there's blood coming out."
Drivers on Southwark Bridge were forced to pull protesters off the road themselves as they desperately tried to get to work.
Shouts of "well done, get him out the way" and "people are going to work" rang out as a member of the public swiftly intervened.
But his efforts were to no avail as the group quickly jumped back into position - causing chaos for hundreds of Londoners.
And at the Liverpool Street protest, a desperate driver screamed "I hope your family get cancer" at a set of protesters.
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In a video, the unknown driver shouts: "If anyone gets cancer, please let it be people you know. So you know what it's like to have your loved ones [unable to] get treatment.
"I hope you know what it's like. My father needs treatment and you sit here doing this."
He branded the group "scum" as they stared at him, saying nothing.
"If anyone gets cancer, I hope your parents... Are your parents alive? Do you know what it's like?
"Someone trying to get treatment for cancer and you're standing here like this. People are trying to get to hospital. Of all places.
"If anyone gets cancer, please let it be your family, let you know what it feels like."
In a statement released last week, Insulate Britain said the Government's Heat and Buildings Strategy "fails to meet the challenges we now face".
The plan lays out how the Government will cut carbon emissions from 30 million homes and workplaces.
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The Insulate Britain statement read: "Insulate Britain has considered the 's Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Net Zero Strategy and the Cost of Net Zero report.
"We concluded that, while these would have been a good first step 30 years ago, they completely fail to meet the challenges we now face."
The group claimed the only way to tackle the issue is through a "wartime style national effort" involving "shared sacrifice".
Over a month after the first roadblocks brought chaos to the motorways, officials are set to ask judges to take action.
Ministers have reportedly been furious that police are arresting the zealots - before releasing them just hours later.
But final details are now being added to legal papers which could see faster justice for those who flout High Court injunctions not to block roads.
And Priti Patel has announced that police will be given the power to arrest repeat climate protesters before they glue themselves to the tarmac.
'HYPOCRITE'
The group has faced plenty of accusations about hypocrisy - and just days ago, Norton himself admitted he "doesn't care" about insulation.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Norton doesn't even insulate his own home.
And quizzed about his decision not to by talkRADIO presenter Cristo Foufas, Norton instantly replied: "Because I'm a hypocrite."
He then added: "I'm terrible aren't I."
Baffled by the response, Cristo pressed him further, asking: "Do you understand why people will think, well, this guy doesn't care about insulation, he only cares about causing disruption and trying to make a name for himself?"
"Yeah, they're right," Norton said.
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"I don't particularly care about insulation."
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Insulate Britain eco-warrior in tears as she sobs she 'hates disrupting people' in M25 road blocks
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