Two charged following Dartford bridge protests

Essex Police said two men had been charged with committing a public nuisance

Two people have been charged in connection with protests on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.

Traffic was disrupted on the M25 during the two-day protest which started on Monday.

Morgan Trowland, 39, of Drummond Way, Islington and Marcus Decker, 33, of no fixed address, were charged with committing a public nuisance.

Essex Police said the pair would appear at Southend Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

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