Extinction Rebellion ‘Eco-Crusaders Turned Criminals,’ UK Home Secretary Says

Extinction Rebellion ‘Eco-Crusaders Turned Criminals,’ UK Home Secretary Says
Home Secretary Priti Patel arrives at Downing Street in London, on Sept. 8, 2020. Leon Neal/Getty Images
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Britain’s Home Secretary Priti Patel said she supports the police as they “bring the full might of the law down upon” Extinction Rebellion, a group of climate activists she described as “so-called eco-crusaders turned criminals.”

During her virtual speech delivered to the annual conference of the Police Superintendents’ Association, on Tuesday, Patel said the recent actions of Extinction Rebellion (XR) had “exposed another emerging threat.”