Extinction Rebellion Co-founder Guilty of Criminal Damage to Government Building

The activist group staged demonstrations in 2019, during which Gail Bradbrook smashed a plate-glass window at the Department for Transport.

Extinction Rebellion co-founder Gail Bradbrook at Isleworth Crown Court, London, on April 19, 2022. Jonathan Brady/PA Meida

The co-founder of Extinction Rebellion Gail Bradbrook has been found guilty of criminal damage to the Department for Transport (DfT) following a four-year legal saga.

Climate activist Bradbrook was accused of causing £27,500 in damage to the DfT building in Westminster by smashing a plate-glass window during a protest in London in 2019.