5 h. ago ROBERT HARDMAN: I was in the midst of a mob of deluded conspiracy theorists united by a loathing of Israel, Trump and UK foreign policy

At one end of Whitehall, the Government was solemnly announcing plans to add the direct action group Palestine Action to the UK's current list of 81 proscribed terrorist organisations.

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7 h. ago Labour MP warns proscribing Palestine Action would be ‘kneejerk reaction’

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has unveiled plans to proscribe Palestine Action after a break-in at RAF Brize Norton.

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8 h. ago Liz Kendall says welfare reforms will create ‘a better future’

The Work and Pensions Secretary’s appearance at a Parliamentary Labour Party meeting came amid warnings from MPs about her welfare reforms’ impact.

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10 h. ago The Guardian view on Palestine Action: if red paint is terrorism, what isn’t? | Editorial

Labelling direct action as an act of terror criminalises dissent, chills speech and redefines nuisance as extremism under the banner of national securityThe UK government’s intention to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 marks a significant escalation in the treatment of civil disobedience. It elevates a group known for throwing red paint at buildings and military aircraft into the same legal category as al-Qaida and Islamic State. If there’s a serious threat from these activists, we’ve yet to see it – just a ministerial statement discussing civil disobedience in the language of counterinsurgency.If this is all that Palestine Action can be accused of, then the government is wrong. Ministers are setting a dangerous precedent by using terror laws to outlaw protest – and penalising protesters not for violence but for making a nuisance and vandalism. The cost will be felt in press freedom, political accountability and the right to resist. The home secretary’s statem...

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14 h. ago Home Secretary decides to proscribe Palestine Action after ‘disgraceful attack’

Yvette Cooper confirmed the move after Palestine Action’s vandalism of two planes inside RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

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15 h. ago Palestine Action proscribed as terror group by Yvette Cooper amid angry clashes

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has declared Palestine Action, whose activists damaged two RAF planes at Brize Norton air base last week, is a proscribed terror organisation

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16 h. ago Who are Palestine Action and why is the UK government banning them?

The UK-based group has been targeting arms manufacturers in the UK since 2020

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16 h. ago Palestine Action protesters descend on London ahead of being proscribed terror group

Palestine Action protesters descend on London ahead of being proscribed terror group  GB News

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18 h. ago Proscribing Palestine Action a terrorist group may be ‘escalation too far’

Baroness Shami Chakrabarti: It’s ‘one thing’ to be a threat to property, but it is ‘another thing altogether’ for a whole group to be proscribed as terrorists

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3 d. ago Assisted dying latest: Labour MPs issue warning over ‘drastically weakened’ End of Life bill

Campaigners making final cases as MPs prepare for final reading in Commons

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5 d. ago Benefits bill on course to rise by £18billion a YEAR without reform

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall is facing a furious backlash from Labour MPs and campaigners who warn that 'cruel' cuts to disability benefits will drive hundreds of thousands into poverty.

Economics

5 d. ago Pensioners warned to watch out for Winter Fuel Payment scam texts after Labour changes

Many of the scam texts falsely tell pensioners that an urgent deadline is approaching

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8 d. ago Starmer facing challenge to intervene on assisted dying vote after more than 50 Labour MPs demand Commons delay

Exclusive: The dramatic late intervention comes in a letter to Leader of the House Lucy Powell from Labour MPs warning that there has not been sufficient scrutiny of a bill which will ‘fundamentally change’ healthcare

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8 d. ago Starmer warns Labour rebels there will be no more concessions on benefit cuts

The prime minister is gearing up for a political fight over welfare reform

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1 week ago Labour's 'dangerous' spending spree stokes tax rise fears: Brits warned of looming increases as Rachel Reeves lays out 'unrealistic' spending plans TODAY

The Cabinet is signing off the spending review before the Chancellor announces the details in the Commons at lunchtime.

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1 week ago Rachel Reeves forced ‘to make £5bn cuts’ to balance books after spending review

Exclusive: Chancellor set to unveil Labour’s spending plans Wednesday but researchers warn she will need to make £5bn of cuts by 2028/29 — even before finding the cash to restore winter fuel payments to pensioners

Economics

2 w. ago 'I received a letter saying my disabled daughter is fit for work

Mum of disabled woman who took life after DWP mistakenly stopped benefits warns Ros Wynne-Jones that more vulnerable people will die if Labour continue with disability cuts

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3 w. ago Lord Hermer is 'doing Reform's work' by ignoring voters' immigration fears, Labour politicians warn

Lord Hermer faced criticism for comparing calls to pull the UK out of international courts to the early days of Nazi Germany.

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3 w. ago UK politics live: minister defends Labour’s justice record after warnings of threat to public safety

Housing minister says previous government left prison system in state of ‘criminal neglect’ amid warnings over early release plan The government is seeking to give a boost to smaller developers with faster planning decisions and financial backing to speed up building new homes.It will set out the detail of proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers as part of efforts to meet Labour’s pledge to build 1.5m homes by 2029-30.We’ve inherited, as you know, a housing system that’s not building enough homes part of the reason it is broken is that we’re overly reliant on a small number of large volume housebuilders. So we’ve got to diversify the housing market and get smaller housebuilders back in the game.In the 1980s they used to produce about 40% of all homes. Today it’s less than 10%, and so the package we’re announcing today allocating land specifically to SME housebuilders, providing them with more financial supp...

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3 w. ago Police chiefs and MI5 warn Labour's plans to release prisoners early will 'risk public safety'

The heads of the Metropolitan Police , MI5 and National Crime Agency were among those who used a letter to the Ministry of Justice to raise their 'collective concerns'.

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