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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Palestine Action terror ban too heavy-handed, former Supreme Court judge warns Starmer

The terror law that saw hundreds arrested for supporting Palestine Action is “not consistent with basic rights to free speech” and should be changed, a former Supreme court judge has warned.

Writing for the Independent, Lord Sumption said the Terror Act’s definition of what amounts to support for a proscribed organisation is “far too wide”.

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