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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Georgia Bates

Yvette Cooper was told Palestine Action article might prejudice trial – but she ‘went ahead anyway’

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) warned Yvette Cooper that publishing an article justifying the proscription of Palestine Action might risk prejudicing the criminal trial of activists from the group – but she “went ahead anyway”.

Earlier this month, Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Rajwani were found guilty of causing criminal damage during a raid on the Elbit Systems factory in Bristol in 2024.

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