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Insulate Britain suspend protests to demand PM makes ‘meaningful statement’ on tackling carbon emissions
Protesters from Insulate Britain during a demonstration outside the Home Office in central London

INSULATE BRITAIN announced the suspension of their road-blocking protests today in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging him to make a “meaningful statement we can trust” on tackling carbon emissions.

The climate and fuel poverty action group said that it would pause its campaign of civil resistance until October 25.

In a letter to Mr Johnson, the group wrote: “Insulate Britain would like to take this opportunity to profoundly acknowledge the disruption caused over the past five weeks.

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