UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper Moves to Ban Palestine Action as Terrorist Group After RAF Planes Vandalized, Proscription Order Set for June 30

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Updated Jul 2, 2025, 04:29 PM

The UK government has announced plans to proscribe the activist group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation following an incident at RAF Brize Norton, the country's largest air force base. Two activists from Palestine Action broke into the base on electric scooters and vandalized two Royal Air Force planes by spraying them with red paint and damaging them with crowbars. The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, declared that she has decided to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000, citing the group's history of criminal damage and willingness to use violence. A draft proscription order will be laid before Parliament on June 30, 2025, and if approved, it will make it illegal to be a member of or support Palestine Action.

This designation will place Palestine Action alongside other banned groups such as Hamas, al-Qaeda, and Islamic State. The government characterized the move as a legitimate response to the threat posed by the group, emphasizing the need to protect national security. The decision follows investigations ordered by the Defence Secretary and involvement of counter-terror police. The ban also includes prohibiting Palestine Action from protesting in Parliament. The designation marks a rare instance of a UK protest group being legally classified as a terrorist organisation.

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