Four Greenpeace activists who were arrested for scaling the country estate of former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last year to protest his oil and gas drilling expansion plans have been cleared of criminal charges.

Four Greenpeace activists who targeted Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire mansion in a protest have walked free from court.The protesters had been accused of damaging 15 roof slates during the five-hour demonstration at Mr Sunak’s home in Kirby Sigston last August.

The campaigners had been accused of damaging 15 roof slates during the five-hour demonstration at the property in North Yorkshire