Extinction Rebellion members found guilty over eco-stunt… and fined just £100 trends now

Six eco-protesters were yesterday fined as little as £100 for a printing press blockade which prevented newspapers being delivered to shops.

The stunt saw more than a million papers and magazines destroyed and recycled as lorries were barred from entering or leaving the site for nine hours, a court heard.

More than 100 Extinction Rebellion activists blocked entrances to printworks at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, Merseyside, on September 4, 2020, stopping the distribution of 3.5million newspapers – including the Daily Mail.

The mob, who used vans, bamboo structures and even a boat, claimed they wanted to send a message about global warming.

Yesterday’s conviction of six people for aggravated trespass over the Knowsley blockade brings the total of convictions over the two stunts to at least 28 – although no one is believed to have been sent to prison.