US EditionLabour MPs Urge Government Not to Appeal Against Palestine Action Ruling
A group of 26 Labour MPs and peers argue the ban criminalising support for Palestine Action is disproportionate and urge the government not to appeal the High Court's ruling.
- In a 46-page ruling on Friday, the High Court found the ban on Palestine Action unlawful and `disproportionate`, with Dame Victoria Sharp, Mr Justice Swift, and Mrs Justice Steyn issuing the decision.
- The legal challenge followed last year's proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 after the group claimed 7 million of damage to military tanker planes at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.
- Police records show 385 direct actions since 2020, while the court found only a `very small number` of those amounted to terrorism.
- The Government plans to appeal, and the ban remains in place while Friday's judgment could affect thousands of people arrested for supporting the group, with police unlikely to arrest supporters until clarity.
- A cross‑party group of 26 MPs and peers including Lord Peter Hain and John McDonnell urged the Government not to appeal, warning proscription criminalises support punishable by up to 14 years.
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Zarah Sultana calls out Lib Dems' Palestine Action hypocrisy
On 13 February, the High Court ruled that the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group was “disproportionate”. Since then, various politicians including Zarah Sultana have come forwards to voice their support for the ruling. The problem is that many of them didn’t speak up when it counted: On the vote to proscribe Palestine Action, Liberal Democrat MPs abstained. Stop gaslighting people. When it mattered, you didn’t show up. https:…
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perspectivemedia.comLabour MPs urge Government not to appeal ruling Palestine Action ban is unlawful
The ruling, made on Friday, could have implications for thousands of people arrested for supporting the group at protests across the country.
Labour MPs urge UK Government not to appeal against Palestine Action ruling
Labour MPs have urged the UK Government not to appeal against the High Court ruling that banning Palestine Action as a terror group was unlawful and “disproportionate”. The backbench MPs, as well as Labour peers in the House of Lords, also urged Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to withdraw her assertion she would fight the ruling, […]
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