# Just Stop Oil protester who studied at Cambridge begs for cash to cover court fine after she brought M25 to a standstill forcing £1million police operation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/just-stop-oil-protester-who-studied-at-cambridge-begs-for-cash-to-cover-court-fine-after-she-brought-m25-to-a-standstill-forcing-1million-police-operation/
- Published: 2026-11-09T11:55:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T12:03:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16277845/Just-Stop-Oil-protester-studied-Cambridge-begs-cash-cover-court-fine-bought-M25-standstill-forcing-1million-police-operation.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Louise Harris is fundraising to cover fines from the M25 protest.
- She and two others were fined £800 each.
- The fundraiser has raised £2,530 from 112 supporters.

## Summary

Louise Harris, a Cambridge graduate who took part in Just Stop Oil’s 2022 M25 protests, has launched an online fundraiser to help pay court fines for herself and two fellow activists. She says she does not regret the protest, which disrupted traffic and prompted a major police operation.

The three pleaded guilty over the gantry action and were each fined £800, alongside orders to complete 80 to 100 hours of unpaid work. Their £2,400 fundraiser had raised £2,530 from 112 supporters. At a later trial, the four days of protests were said to have caused £765,000 in economic losses, cost the Metropolitan Police £1.1 million and affected at least 700,000 vehicles; five other activists received prison sentences in 2024.

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