Closure of major road bridge linking Essex and Kent causes fresh rush-hour delays

Just Stop Oil protesters remain on top of the M25 Dartford Crossing, threatening another day of commuter chaos.

The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge linking Essex and Kent was closed after it was scaled by two climbers from the group, whose demands include that the government “halts all new oil and gas licences and consents”.

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