NSW police says Lidia Thorpe will not be charged for blocking its Mardi Gras float

Social media video shows senator laying in front of police float, temporarily blocking Oxford Street parade

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New South Wales police have confirmed they will not charge Senator Lidia Thorpe for temporarily blocking the Sydney Mardi Gras parade on Saturday night.

Thorpe lay down in front of the NSW police float on Oxford Street, momentarily stopping the parade, to boos from the crowd.