‘I suffer from climate change anxiety’

An Extinction Rebellion protester who scaled Big Ben in a green leotard and blonde Boris Johnson wig said he is suffering ‘climate change anxiety’ as he appeared barefoot in court. Tree surgeon Benjamin Atkinson, 43, spent three hours on the scaffolding at Queen Elizabeth Tower last October. Atkinson climbed the tower and unfurled a rainbow flag from the scaffolding carrying the XR logo which read: ‘No pride on a dead planet’. He spoke to confirm his name, address and deny…