Just Stop Oil protester, 77, is recalled to prison days before Christmas because her wrists are too small for electronic tag

A 77-year-old Just Stop Oil protester was recalled to prison because her wrists are too small for an electronic tag. Grandmother Gaie Delap, from Bristol, was sentenced to 20 months in prison in August for her part in protests on the M25 in November 2022 Just Stop Oil activists outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, where they were accused of breaking a National Highways injunction during their M25 protest in November 2022 Activists protest during a Just Stop Oil protest in Parliament Square on October 30, 2023 in London, England 'Ms Delap will now spend Christmas in prison and is understandably terrified after her experiences during her last period of incarceration,' a Just Stop Oil spokesperson said in a statement. Pictured : Gaie's brother Nick, and friends Mike Campbell and Annie Menter Retired teacher Gaie Delap, of Bristol, outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London where she told a High Court judge why she climbed on to a motorway gantry to take part in a Just Stop Oil protest. Police watch as traffic is held back as an activist from Just Stop Oil occupies a gantry over the M25 near Godstone in Surrey as part of the November 2022 protests The M25 blockade in November 2022, which saw campaigners climb gantries over the motorway, caused 50,000 hours of delays and forced a man to miss his father's funeral Activists carried out the blockade across different parts of the M25 motorway orbiting London Upon sentencing, she said the family will 'miss the childcare' and that Ms Dalep's granddaughters, then both under one, will miss seeing her. Just Stop Oil sparked rush hour chaos after an activist scaled the motorway gantry on the M25 A Just Stop Oil protester was detained after they climbed a gantry on the M25, leading to the closure of the motorway Specialist rope officers were deployed by Kent Police to remove the activists and limit disruption on the motorway National Highways had accused 12 people of taking part in M25 protests in November 2022, which led to police making 35 arrests 'Moreover, Gaie is absolutely no threat to the community.