Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Home Office has won a court appeal, ensuring Palestine Action's ban under terrorism laws will remain in effect, overturning a previous High Court ruling. A rare five-judge panel at the Court of Appeal determined that the High Court was mistaken in its earlier decision that the group's proscription was unlawful. Palestine Action was initially banned by then-home secretary Yvette Cooper in July 2025 after members reportedly broke into RAF Brize Norton and vandalised jets to protest the war in Gaza. The High Court had previously ruled Ms Cooper's ban unlawful, concluding that only a small number of the group's activities amounted to terrorism and that the proscription was disproportionate. The High Court had also highlighted that Ms Cooper made a 'significant' error by failing to consider the proportionality of the ban, thereby not adhering to the Home Office's own policy on proscription. In fullPalestine Action terror ban is lawful, judges rule in victory for Home OfficeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Palestine Action terror ban is ruled as lawful – what it means
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Home Office has won a court appeal, ensuring Palestine Action's ban under terrorism laws will remain in effect, overturning a previous High Court ruling. A rare five-judge panel at the Court of Appeal determined that the High Court was mistaken in its earlier decision that the group's proscription was unlawful. Palestine Action was initially banned by then-home secretary Yvette Cooper in July 2025 after members reportedly broke into RAF Brize Norton and vandalised jets to protest the war in Gaza. The High Court had previously ruled Ms Cooper's ban unlawful, concluding that only a small number of the group's activities amounted to terrorism and that the proscription was disproportionate. The High Court had also highlighted that Ms Cooper made a 'significant' error by failing to consider the proportionality of the ban, thereby not adhering to the Home Office's own policy on proscription. In fullPalestine Action terror ban is lawful, judges rule in victory for Home OfficeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
