I’m proud of my daughter and the other brave Heathrow protesters. Here’s why | Tim Sanderson

Plane Stupid's trespass was a red flag to politicians: to claim you can have a booming aviation-based economy and cut emissions is a cowardly deception

On Monday morning last week, my eldest daughter went on trial at Willesden magistrates court. She is 28, and this was the first day of a court case that lasted all week. She, along with 12 others, was charged with aggravated trespass and unauthorised entry to the runway areas of Heathrow on 13 July last year. She and her colleagues are all members of the Plane Stupid pressure group, who are engaging in direct action against plans to expand aviation capacity by building a third runway. Today she and her co-defendants were convicted and told to expect immediate custodial sentences.

I am proud of my daughter and I applaud her action.

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