A Just Stop Oil protester from Bristol has said she would end up behind bars if it meant her children could have a future. Chloe Naldrett has taken part in a number of protests against the climate crisis in recent years, which have seen her form part of a semi-naked demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament and take a stance outside the Shell Headquarters.
Chloe, who lives in Bishopston, first became active in 2019, and has been arrested on a number of occasions, once spending a week in prison on remand. The mum-of-two appeared on Good Morning Britain today (June 1) following the news that a Metropolitan police officer had dragged a Just Stop Oil protester along a road in London during a demonstration.
Speaking about the Met's stance on Just Stop Oil protesters, presenter Ben Shephard said: "If the police are now going to enforce these laws more forcefully and the prison sentences could get longer, even for standing and watching rather than getting involved you could get six months. I know you yourself have spent some time after being at one of these protests,"
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"That could go up to a year," Ben added. "Do you think that's going to stop people?"
Theatre manager Chloe replied: "Well, Ben, what we're facing is the loss of everything that we love, and I know that sounds really dramatic but that is exactly what is coming for us... I've got two children and they're ten and 13, and I will never, ever stop fighting for their future.
"I wake up every morning frightened about what it is that they're going to experience."
"Even if that means you'll get a year's prison sentence?" Ben interrupted.
Chloe responded: "That's simply not of the same order of magnitude as the disruption that's coming for them in their lives."
When presenter Charlotte Hawkins queried whether that meant Chloe would be willing to give up a year with her children as a result of protesting, Chloe added: "I will do whatever I can peacefully and non-violently to protect my children and everything I love, and all of our children."
Chloe told BristolLive earlier this year that spending time behind bars made her realise her privilege. She said: "I am an abled-bodied white woman and it wasn't a traumatic experience for me. I was very aware the women in there were generally there because they were poor.
"Nine out of ten were there because of their poverty. It made me really upset to witness. Women were suffering from mental health issues and were in distress and not getting the care they needed.
"They were badged as criminals. If there was the proper social care support or housing support these women wouldn't be there."
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