Government defends decision to proscribe protest group after mass arrests at a demonstration in Westminster over the weekend
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The government has defended its controversial proscription of protest group Palestine Action, with the justice minister, Alex Davies-Jones, saying supporters of a “terrorist organisation will feel the full force of the law”.
I want to thank the police for their bravery and their courage in carrying out their diligent duties in the line of public protection, and I want to state that the right to peacefully protest in this country is a cornerstone of our democracy, and of course, we respect that.
But with regards to Palestine Action, they are a proscribed terrorist organisation and their actions have not been peaceful.