Transport for London secures injunction against Just Stop Oil protests

The High Court has granted an injunction preventing Just Stop Oil protestors from blocking “key” roads in central London.

Transport for London (TfL) said the injunction was sought to keep London's road network functioning in the face of a month-long campaign of protests which has seen the capital's roads blocked on a daily basis.

Protestors have been seen glueing themselves to the tarmac and, in some instances, have chained themselves together to avoid being removed.

On Monday (17 October), a pair of protestors scaled the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge in Dartford, just outside Greater London, forcing police to close the bridge.

Confirming the injunction, a TfL spokesperson said the organisation is doing all it can to "ensure that London's road network operates safely and efficiently and that vital emergency service vehicles such as ambulances and fire engines are able to move freely through the city".

"As part of that work, we have today obtained an injunction to stop protests by Just Stop Oil on key areas of the TfL road network in central London. We will continue working with our partners to tackle any ongoing disruption across the city."

Just Stop Oil has not commented on TfL's injunction but has previously stated that they "will not be stopped by private injunctions sought to silence peaceful people.

"Our supporters understand that these are irrelevant when set against mass starvation, slaughter, the loss of our rights, freedoms and communities."

TfL said it would publish the full injunction later this week once the draft order has been sealed.

Just Stop Oil has been approached for comment.

Adam Carey