INJUNCTIONS stopping environmental protesters from blocking major roads in London were discharged by a High Court judge today.

Two orders against Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil (JSO) were made in May and June 2023, lasting for five years with an annual review.

They prevented activists from blocking major London thoroughfares such as Marble Arch, Park Lane and Vauxhall Bridge.

On March 27 this year, JSO published an online statement in which it said it was “hanging up the hi-vis” and claimed that its demand for no new oil and gas licences had been met.

At a hearing in May this year, Mr Justice Morris agreed to continue the order over the summer to test the sincerity of the group’s stated intention.

He told the court today: “Since then, there have been no further disruptive protests nor anything that suggests a continuing intention to do so and as a result, we have come to the view that it is not appropriate for the injunction to continue and that it should be discharged.”