14 h. ago Protester arrested for wearing ‘Plasticine Action’ shirt to Westminster rally

Miles Pickering wore a shirt designed to mimic logo of banned Palestine Action, but officers said garment fell short of illegal support for group

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14 h. ago 'No arrests' at Glasgow protest after man detained over 'Plasticine Action' top

A video showed officers questioning a man wearing a “Plasticine Action” t-shirt following a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Glasgow.

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16 h. ago Ed Davey calls for review of terrorism legislation after Palestine Action arrests – UK politics live

The Lib Dem leader is seeking a review of the laws to prevent the ‘en masse’ arrestsIt is “absolutely essential” for the US to be part of European security guarantees for a potential Ukrainian peace deal, but there is “lots more work to be done” on what they will entail, a minister has said.“The really important progress yesterday was on the security guarantees, these issues that the prime minister and president Macron have been leading on within Europe, with 30 countries involved in planning with a coalition of the willing to make sure we can provide those guarantees.Those guarantees are really important. You’re right to say that there’s now lots more work to be done on the nature of those guarantees. That’s what is now under way.You’ve seen that happening immediately. It was already under way, as I say, across 30 countries, and now the United States is going to be involved in that.In the House of Commons, we abstained [from the decision to make Palestine Action a proscribed organi...

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28 h. ago Sally Rooney could be arrested under Terrorism Act after pledging royalties to Palestine Action

The bestselling novelist promised to financially support the group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British governmentThe Irish novelist Sally Rooney could be arrested under the Terrorism Act after saying she intends to use proceeds from her work to support Palestine Action, which was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK last month, a legal expert has warned.Meanwhile, No 10 said that supporting the group was an offence under the act, after Rooney had made her pledge. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago No 10 issues warning to Sally Rooney after author pledged to fund proscribed terror group with her BBC royalties

Normal People author, Sally Rooney, 34, said she would donate earnings from her work to support the group, which was recently proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK.

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36 h. ago No 10 warns against funding Palestine Action after Sally Rooney cash pledge

The author suggested she would use royalties from her books and BBC adaptations to fund the banned group.

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37 h. ago Palestinian ambassador backs Sally Rooney over Palestine Action comments

The award-winning author said she will donate her earnings from her books and BBC adaptions to support the group.

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40 h. ago Labour needs to ‘pick things up’ after a ‘tough’ first year, says Sadiq Khan – UK politics live

London mayor says he has ‘confidence we will turn it round’ as he addresses audience at Edinburgh fringeThe former home secretary Jack Straw has urged Labour not to panic about the threat of Reform, who are riding high in the polls as Nigel Farage capitalises on the “small boats” and asylum backlog issue. Here is an extract from the write up of the interview he gave to the Guardian’s deputy political editor, Jessica Elgot:In an interview with the Guardian, he praised Starmer’s intention to recognise a Palestinian state after an ultimatum to Israel – but defended the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, saying he would also have proscribed the direct action group Palestine Action.The British political veteran said he believed Starmer and his cabinet were “head and shoulders” above opposition politicians and would reap the rewards of a gradual improvement in the economy and public services, which would not come immediately. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Sally Rooney vows to support Palestine Action with BBC royalties despite terror ban

Novelist, 34, said if this makes her a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law ‘so be it’

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51 h. ago Normal People author Sally Rooney vows to use her BBC royalties to fund terror group Palestine Action

The Normal People author said she would donate earnings from her books and BBC adaptations to the organisation, adding: 'If this makes me a "supporter of terror" under UK law, so be it.'

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53 h. ago Normal People author Sally Rooney vows to use BBC royalties to support Palestine Action despite terror ban

Novelist, 34, said if this makes her a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law ‘so be it’

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54 h. ago Sally Rooney's BBC royalties to fund Palestine Action as London protest set for 1,000 protesters

Writing in The Irish Times, the bestselling author said she will continue to support the group despite it being proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK

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55 h. ago Jack Straw urges Labour not to panic about threat of Nigel Farage

Former home secretary praises Keir Starmer’s success on world stage and says PM can win over sceptical UK publicKeir Starmer and his ministers must not “panic” about the threat of Nigel Farage, the former home secretary Jack Straw has said, adding that the prime minister had impressed on the world stage and should show more of that side of himself at home.In an interview with the Guardian, he praised Starmer’s intention to recognise a Palestinian state after an ultimatum to Israel – but defended the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, saying he would also have proscribed the direct action group Palestine Action. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Sally Rooney vows to use royalties to support Palestine Action despite terror ban

The Normal People author, 34, said if this makes her a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law ‘so be it’

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62 h. ago Yvette Cooper mounts fresh defence of UK ban on Palestine Action

Home secretary said group carried out ‘escalating campaign’ of criminal damage before it was proscribed

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68 h. ago Cooper says Palestine Action ‘more than a regular protest group’

The Home Secretary wrote in The Observer that ‘lawful protest is a fundamental right but violent criminality is not’.

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3 d. ago Police arrest 13 people at Palestine Action protest in Norwich

Protesters holding placards outside City Hall detained on suspicion of displaying item in support of proscribed groupPolice arrested 13 people at a protest in Norfolk on Saturday on suspicion of showing support for the proscribed group Palestine Action.A group assembled outside City Hall in St Peters Street, Norwich, holding placards referencing the organisation, Norfolk police said. The force said they were arrested on suspicion of displaying an item in support of a proscribed organisation, contrary to section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Cops make multiple arrests at protest supporting Palestine Action

The force said a group assembled outside City Hall in St Peters Street holding placards in support of Palestine Action.

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3 d. ago Police make multiple arrests at Norwich protest supporting Palestine Action

A group assembled outside City Hall in St Peters Street holding placards, police said.

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3 d. ago DAN HODGES: Palestine Action IS a terror group. But its liberal, middle

Deborah Hinton had been left in 'a state of trauma'. 'I was shaking,' the 81-year-old former magistrate explained as she reclined in her stylish armchair in her home in Gorran Haven, Cornwall.

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