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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Henry Dyer and Rob Evans

Lord Dannatt urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at request of US firm

Richard Dannatt
Richard Dannatt, 74, a former head of the British army, has sat in the Lords since 2011. Photograph: Mike Lawn/Shutterstock

A member of the House of Lords urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at the request of a US defence company that employs him as an adviser.

Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, wrote privately to two separate Home Office ministers asking them to address the “threat” posed by the group after its activists targeted a factory in 2022.

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