XR co-founder convicted of criminal damage

The co-founder of Extinction Rebellion has been convicted of causing £27,000 worth of damage to a bullet-proof window of a Department of Transport building four years ago. Dr Gail Bradbrook, 51, scaled the building in Horseferry Road, Westminster, to rally fellow eco-warriors on 15 October 2019 in a protest against HS2. The molecular biologist clambered onto a ledge above a revolving door before smashing the reinforced window with a chisel and hammer. Bradbrook had likened her actions to those of…