Cooper defends Palestine Action ban despite court ruling it was unlawful – UK politics live

High court said the then home secretary had not followed her own policies when bringing in the ban last summer

Shadow foreign secretary, Priti Patel, said she was appalled" by the high court's ruling on Friday that the proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful and supports the government's intention to appeal against the decision (see post at 09.35 for more details).

Speaking to Sky News this morning, Patel, a former home secretary between July 2019 and Septmeber 2022, said:

I'm pretty appalled by that ruling, and clearly it's now going to be subject to a legal appeal. And I think it's right that it should be appealed ...

It is right that they feel the full force of our laws, including the proscription that has been put in place. They are on par with how terrorist organisations conduct themselves, and they plan their attacks.

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