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GP imprisoned for one year after taking part in climate protest
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A WORKING GP has been imprisoned for a year after taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest on the M25.

Dr Patrick Hart disabled Esso petrol pumps at Thurrock services on the motorway in August 2022.

The action demanded an end to new oil and gas licences, a policy that has since been adopted by the government.

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