ECO-IDIOTS who blocked the M25 today have now ordered Priti Patel to "do her worst" as they promise even more travel chaos.

       Protesters from Insulate Britain blasted the Government as "traitors who helped destroy this country" in an open letter to the Home Secretary.

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       Insulate Britain protesters blocked the M25 at Heathrow Credit: PA 11

       Cops dragged the morons out of the road so traffic could pass Credit: LNP 11

       The eco-maniacs have been pulled to the side of the road Credit: LNP

       Hours earlier, protesters formed a barricade on the M25 at Junction 14 near Heathrow just after 8am, causing chaos for thousands of commuters.

       It marks the sixth time the group has blocked the motorway in just a fortnight.

       The letter reads: "Dear Home Secretary,

       "We are more fearful of the loss of our country than we are of you. You can throw as many injunctions at us as you like, but we are going nowhere.

       "You can raid our savings. You can confiscate our property. You can deny us our liberty and put us behind bars.

       "But shooting the messenger can never destroy the message: that this country is going to hell unless you take emergency action to stop putting carbon into the air."

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       Last week, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced the government has been granted a second injunction that will allow courts to jail those who block roads.

       This morning's protest is in direct defiance of the order - meaning the 53 campaigners arrested today could be sent to prison.

       Footage shows fed-up officers dragging hooded dissenters off the road by their arms. The road is now fully clear.

       "So do your worst Priti Patel. But understand this: you and the Government of which you are a part will go down in history as cowards who did not have the guts to look reality in the face.

       "You will go down in history as traitors who helped destroy this country because you did not face up to your responsibility to protect and lead.

       "As a leading British lawyer told us, 'there is no greater crime'."

       At the moment cops were arresting today's demonstrators, leaders of the group were vowing to continue inflicting misery on motorists.

       Hypocrite spokesman Liam Norton - who became a national laughing stock last week after storming off Good Morning Britain - vowed he and his fellow green loons "aren't going anywhere".

       "You can deny us our liberty and put us behind bars. But that's only shooting the messenger," he said.

       "You can throw as many injunctions at us as you like, but we are going nowhere."

       Today, Susanna Reid said the group has "brought misery to motorists" at a time when petrol pumps are running dry and supermarket chiefs warn shelves could be bare at Christmas.

       Announcing the news on GMB, she said members are "ignoring threats of jail".

       "They say they're happily accepting the consequences of their actions today," she said.

       "You're putting yourself at risk, you're putting drivers at risk. This is potentially really dangerous."

       Just days ago, she clashed with Liam in the studio after accusing him of patronising her. It happened as he awkwardly tried to swerve discussing The Sun's exclusive revelation that his own home isn't insulated.

       Speaking on LBC today, Insulate Britain spokesperson Tracey Mulligan said: "We have certainly got everybody talking about insulation."

       And she said Priti Patel is "just trying to scare" demonstrators.

       'IT'S DANGEROUS'

       "You can't put an injunction on hunger, you can't put an injunction on physics, and we are terrified for our children's future," she said.

       Meanwhile, Craig Scudders of the group told Kay Burley on Sky: "We were told that if we went back on the M25 we'd be arrested, face losing our savings, have our homes taken away and possibly spend years in prison.

       "But we're on the right side of this argument. Priti Patel, I have a message for you - we are going nowhere. There is going to be wave after wave of protesters willing to spend time in prison."

       It comes days after protesters glued their hands to lorries at the Port of Dover - right in the middle of the country's HGV driver shortage.

       Campaigners are calling for the British government to ensure all homes are better insulated.

       They claim 8,500 people a year die unnecessarily in the UK because of cold homes.

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       It's the sixth time the campaigners have blocked the M25 Credit: LNP 11

       They face jail after flouting a court injunction Credit: LNP 11

       It comes just days after demonstrators (pictured today) blocked the Port of Dover Credit: PA 11

       The last protester was lifted off the carriageway less than an hour after the protest began Credit: LBC

       And there have been fiery scenes as furious motorists respond to each one of the group's blockades.

       Today, one woman got out of her car to tell campaigners: "I've got to feed my kids now.

       "I need my money now, to feed my kids now, but you don't get that. You don't get it.

       "If you did, you wouldn't be blocking normal people like me, trying to get to work to feed my kids. You're ridiculous."

       Meanwhile, as Kent Police arrested 39 people last week, drivers forced to wait clapped and cheered while one shouted: "Insulate Britain? From what?

       "We need insulating from you."

       Dover town councillor Neil Rix, who owns N.T.Rix Scaffolding and Demolition, told Kent Online: "I've got lorries and staff stuck in it. It's an absolute nuisance to be honest.

       "We've got contractors waiting for scaffolding to go up but we've got three lorries stuck and around 23 people.

       "It's costing us thousands of pounds.

       'WE'VE GOT EVERYONE TALKING'

       "It is just causing interruptions for every person in town. It's not fair and it's not right. Before you know it all the roads in town will be blocked.

       "It's so selfish of them. It's costing money when we're trying to get through a pandemic.

       "I don't suppose these people are from Dover."

       A Government spokesman blasted the campaigners last week.

       "Peaceful protest is a cornerstone of our democracy and there will always be space for people to make their voices heard, but that is not on busy roads or at a vital port, putting lives at risk," he said.

       "The demonstrations we have seen over the last few weeks have wreaked havoc on our roads, disrupted thousands of people and put lives in danger, and we are taking action to prevent these kinds of guerrilla tactics being used in the future."

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       Susanna Reid called the group's actions 'dangerous' on GMB today Credit: PA 11

       But members stand by their decision to block the roads Credit: LBC 11

       Insulate Britain spokesperson Tracey Mulligan said: 'We have certainly got everybody talking' Credit: LNP 11

       Footage recorded at the scene shows fed-up police officers pulling the campaigners away Credit: twitter / talkradio

       Good Morning Britain interrupt their live debate to cover Insulate Britain protestors blocking the M25 at Heathrow

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