A 20-month prison sentence handed to a 77-year-old woman for a climate protest on the M25 is disproportionate, unjust and a waste of resources, the Green MP Carla Denyer has said.
Delap, from Bristol, was sent to prison three weeks ago for her part in a campaign of disruptive protests on the M25 in November 2022.
Delap was among several dozen Just Stop Oil supporters who, during a four-day protest campaign, climbed gantries over the M25, which encircles London, forcing police to stop traffic and leaving an estimated 709,000 drivers stuck in tailbacks.
Five campaigners identified as ringleaders were jailed last month for a total of 21 years over the protests. Trials of more alleged ringleaders and gantry climbers are scheduled for the coming months.