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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Siddique and Geneva Abdul

Yvette Cooper vows to ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws

A person holds up a placard during a demonstration in support of Palestine Action in Trafalgar Square, London, on Monday.
A protester holds up a placard during a demonstration in support of Palestine Action in Trafalgar Square, London, on Monday. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

The home secretary has said she will ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws, ignoring a warning from the group’s solicitors that the proposal was “unlawful, dangerous and ill thought out”.

In a statement to parliament on Monday, three days after activists from the group broke into RAF Brize Norton, Yvette Cooper said a draft proscription order would be laid in parliament on 30 June. If passed, it would make it illegal to be a member of, or invite support for, Palestine Action.

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