Palestine Action: Demonstrations
Commons · Question 36352 · Tabled 6 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the adequacy of legislation related to the policing of the operations of (a) Palestine Action and (b) other direct action groups.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 13 Mar 2025
Whilst the right to protest is a fundamental part of our democracy, this right does not extend to activities that promote violence or criminal damage.The decision to investigate potential criminal activity is a matter for the police, who are operationally...