Fuel price protests bring UK motorways to a standstill
The M4 motorway, which runs from London to Wales, is the most heavily impacted by the action, with rolling roadblocks bringing part of the busy motorway to a standstill. Convoys are targeting the Prince of Wales Bridge, the main road connecting England with Wales, in both directions.
The impact has been so great that the bridge has been forced to close eastbound, with protesters stopped by police on the westbound side before they were able to enter the crossing. Gwent Police Superintendent Tom Harding said that the force was seeing"significant delays". Other delays include a go-slow protest in Devon heading northbound from Exeter services of the M5, and a column of around 20 vehicles holding up the London-bound A12 near Colchester in Essex.
Elsewhere in the UK, Police Scotland said it was aware of protests, but did not give details of where these were taking place. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak cut fuel duty by 5p per litre in March, but it has failed to halt rising prices. He said he will “carefully consider calls for a"more substantial" cuts.
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