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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

UK protest group Palestine Action denies Iran funding as it faces ban

Protest in support of Palestine Action in London, UK, in June 2025.
Palestine Action says the investigation into its funding is ‘baseless’ and ‘ridiculous’, and aims to fight proscription. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

Palestine Action has condemned a briefing by Home Office officials that it could be funded by Iran as “baseless smears”.

The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced plans on Monday to ban the protest group, which takes direct action against Israeli arms companies in the UK, under anti-terrorism laws.

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