Palestine Action banned after judge denies temporary block

Palestine Action has been banned after a judge refused its request to temporarily block the UK government from proscribing it as a terror group.

On Friday, a High Court judge refused a bid to temporarily stop the ban.

The group then challenged the ruling at the Court of Appeal, which late on Friday evening rejected the last-minute appeal.

The ban – which came into effect on Saturday – means supporting Palestine Action will become a criminal offence, with membership or expressing support for the group punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

On his decision at the hearing on Friday, denying the group’s request for a temporary block, High Court judge Mr Justice Chamberlain said: “I have concluded that the harm which would ensue if interim…