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Greenpeace Activists Plead Not Guilty to Damaging PM Sunak's Home

The activists, charged over an anti-oil protest at the Prime Minister's house, claim no damage was caused during the demonstration.

  • Four Greenpeace activists have pleaded not guilty to causing criminal damage during an anti-oil protest at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's home.
  • The protest involved draping banners over Sunak's house in North Yorkshire, aiming to oppose the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill.
  • Greenpeace claims no damage was caused during the protest, which was conducted while Sunak and his family were on holiday.
  • A trial is set for July 23, with the activists granted bail under the condition not to enter the parish of Kirby Sigston.
  • Greenpeace argues the protest was a peaceful demonstration against policies fueling extreme weather and energy poverty.
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