A judge says the evidence is too 'tenuous' to convict activists who climbed onto the ex-PM's roof.
Greenpeace activists who were charged with causing criminal damage at the home of former prime minister Rishi Sunak have had their case thrown out by a judge.
Judge Lower said he would deliver a full ruling on November 11 but he wanted to tell the defendants on Friday as he did not want his verdict “hanging over them any longer”.Outside the court after the dismissal, Mr Grant said: "Justice and common sense prevailed in court today, but that hasn’t been the case for many activists recently.
Mr Sunak was on holiday with his family in California at the time and the activists were found by members of staff who were staying at the house. He then saw 15 tiles that would need to be repaired and said he could tell the damage was recent because of "weathering and colouration".
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