Jailed climate activist wins appeal against deportation from UK
by Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent from on (#71CBZ)
Marcus Decker was served with deportation order while in prison for unveiling Just Stop Oil banner over Dartford Crossing
A climate activist who served one of the longest prison sentences in modern British history for a peaceful protest has won his appeal against deportation.
Marcus Decker was jailed for two years and seven months for a protest in which he climbed the Queen Elizabeth Bridge over the Dartford Crossing and unveiled a Just Stop Oil banner in October 2022. He was served with an automatic deportation order while in prison.
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