Overview

• Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, has been handed a 15-month suspended jail sentence after being convicted of causing over £27,500 of damage to the Department for Transport.
• Bradbrook used tools to break a large pane of reinforced security glass at the Department for Transport during a protest in October 2019.
• Judge Martin Edmunds stated that while Bradbrook had a conscientious motive, it did not excuse her actions. He also noted that Bradbrook had actively sought prosecution to attract publicity.
• Bradbrook, who has been a law-abiding citizen apart from her protest activities, could face jail time if she commits another crime in the next 15 months.
• Game of Thrones actor Jerome Flynn was present at court to support Bradbrook, who has also been ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.