Vigil near Labour conference to challenge Palestine Action ban
Defend Our Juries expects several hundred people at a silent protest in Liverpool, urging Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government to lift the proscription.
A silent sign-holding vigil is planned near the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Sunday, with organisers opposing the proscription of Palestine Action and calling on Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government to lift the ban.
Defend Our Juries, which organises rallies against the proscription, says several hundred people are likely to attend. The group describes the vigil as an “integrity test” of the new leadership. The event is planned; the supplied report does not confirm whether it took place or how many attended.
The group says more than 3,600 people have been arrested since Palestine Action was outlawed in July 2025 for showing support for it. Organisers expect further arrests, according to Al Jazeera’s report.
The protest comes amid wider debate over Labour’s approach to Israel and Palestine. Rights groups and activists have called for the UK to suspend arms sales to Israel and reverse the ban on Palestine Action.
Burnham’s government announced sanctions earlier this month over Israeli settlements and settler violence in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported. The article also said investigative outlet Declassified UK reported being denied media passes to cover the conference, which runs from Sunday to Wednesday.
