Article 5512T Extinction Rebellion activists launch UK Beyond Politics party by stealing food

Extinction Rebellion activists launch UK Beyond Politics party by stealing food

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Diane Taylor
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Robin Hood-style shoplifting session at London supermarket because poverty sucks'

A new political party was launched in London on Thursday by a group of activists from Extinction Rebellion, who marked the event by shoplifting a haul of supermarket goods to highlight the instability of global food distribution.

The stunt involved five members of the nascent Beyond Politics party walking out of Sainsbury's in Camden with shopping trolleys filled with food but without paying.

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