The climate change campaigner who sprinkled glitter over Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during his conference speech has boasted that eco-warriors are now working with civil servants.
Extinction Rebellion (XR) strategist Yaz Ashmawi, whose ‘democracy’ protest sparked a security scare at last week’s conference, claims a ‘broad coalition of support’ for XR now includes public-sector officials.
Speaking at a meeting at The World Transformed conference – a Left-wing rival to the Labour gathering in Liverpool – Mr Ashmawi said this was partly because XR had set itself apart from fellow eco-zealots Just Stop Oil by avoiding police interventions at its recent protests.