Palestine Action member tells BBC plan to ban group ‘absurd’

A Palestine Action member has told the BBC it is “absurd” the government plans to proscribe the group, which would effectively brand it as a terrorist organisation.

Saeed Taji Farouky said it “rips apart the very basic concepts of British democracy and the rule of law”, adding: “It’s something everyone should be terrified about.”

The BBC understands the home secretary is preparing a written statement to put before Parliament on Monday.

It comes after Palestine Action activists broke into RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and sprayed two planes with red paint, an incident branded “disgraceful” by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Mr Farouky told the BBC he has a conviction for criminal damage…