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People protesting the proscription of Palestine Action sit in Dortmund Square, Leeds on 18 November 2025 as part of two weeks of mass civil disobedience events planned around the judicial review. Harriet Williamson / Novara Media

Report: The Co-Founder of Palestine Action Is Taking the Government to Court

Harriet Williamson

The judicial review of Palestine Action’s proscription starts on 25 November. Harriet Williamson explains what this could mean for the government - and the 2,100 people arrested since July.

A Defend Our Juries protester is arrested for showing support for Palestine Action in London. Photo by Seiya Tanase/NurPhoto

Report: Palestine Action Iran Media Story ‘Planted’ by Israel-Linked PR Firm

Joshua Carroll

As the Home Office rallied support to proscribe a non-violent protest group for the first time ever, a convenient allegation emerged in the British press about a shady regime funding the activists.

A person raises their hand in the air on a loudhailer as a press pack gathers around them

Report: Government Fails to Answer Novara Media’s Questions on Palestine Action Ban

Rivkah Brown

In a letter to Novara Media, the Home Office dodged questions on how the proscription of Palestine Action will affect journalists. It did, however, suggest growing insecurity within the political establishment over Labour’s controversial decision to proscribe the group. Rivkah Brown reports.

A police officer holds up a hand with a delivery courier riding towards them in the foreground

Feature: ‘I Live in Constant Fear’: Delivery Couriers Fight for Survival Amid Labour’s Immigration Blitz

Polly Smythe

Food delivery couriers are facing increased attacks from the rightwing press, far-right thugs and now, the Labour government. Polly Smythe reports.

A protester gives a V finger sign while being handcuffed by workers on a crane

Opinion: Palestine Action Is Being Banned Because It’s Effective

Rivkah Brown

The direct action group has closed factories, scuppered contracts and dented share prices. There’s no way Yvette Cooper could’ve allowed Palestine Action's runaway success to continue, writes Rivkah Brown.

Lord Walney arrives at the ADS Group annual dinner in January. Mark Kerrison / Alamy Stock Photo

Report: Lord Walney Keeps His Job – For Now

Simon Childs

This week it looked like the government’s anti-protest advisor John Woodcock AKA Lord Walney had lost his job. Then it didn’t. Now he’s ‘under review’. What the hell is going on, asks Simon Childs.

A group of people hold banners that say 'zero tolerance for antisemites' and similar slogans

Report: Did an Israel Lobbyist Confect an Antisemitism Story About a Palestine Demo?

Rivkah Brown

Gideon Falter claimed he was an ordinary bloke who’d been antisemitically abused by police on a Palestine demo. Evidence seen by Novara Media suggests he staged the altercation. Rivkah Brown reports.

A hotel used to house asylum seekers in Rotheram.

Report: The Home Office Is Forcing Child Refugees to Share Bedrooms With Adult Strangers

Sophie K Rosa

Unaccompanied children are being made to share bedrooms with adult strangers while waiting for the Home Office to decide about their asylum claims. Sophie K Rosa reports

Refugee families drag luggage along a road

Feature: The Government Is Breaking the Law by Abandoning Children Alone in Hotels

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

The Home Office has placed thousands of refugee children, some as young as ten, alone in hotels. The high court says the practice is illegal - so why is it still happening?

Report: Charity Boss Apologises After ‘Enraged Rant’ at Union Reps

Polly Smythe

St Mungo’s CEO Emma Haddad had a ‘meltdown’ and told union reps that talk of stronger financial governance was ‘absolute crap’.

A hotel lobby with piles of bags visible through a partially open door

Feature: London Asylum Seekers Are Refusing to Be Flung Around the Country by Profit-Seeking Private Companies

Charlotte England

Exclusive: A second group of asylum seekers is resisting removal out of London, to isolated hotels threatened by the far right.

A far-right protester at a demonstration outside a hotel in Rotherham.

Feature: Asylum Seekers in South London Are Resisting Removal to a Bedfordshire Hotel Targeted by the Far Right

Charlotte England

A group of asylum seekers has been resisting eviction from a south London hotel for the last three weeks. But layers of outsourcing mean they don't even know who's trying to move them. Charlotte England reports.

Analysis: The Panic Around ‘County Lines’ Is Legitimising Expanded Policing Powers

Lauren E Wroe

In the name of 'safeguarding' children, the Home Office has just rebranded old anti-gang policies that overwhelmingly criminalise young people from minoritised communities.

Image shows drug paraphernalia strewn on a cobbled street.

Analysis: Westminster Is Holding Scotland’s Drug Policy Hostage And It’s Killing People

Andre Gomes

Scotland has the highest rate of drug deaths in Europe. But new Conservative plans will only punish users – with deadly results, writes Andre Gomes.

Opinion: We Saved 14,000 People From Drowning in the Mediterranean—And Italy Wants to Imprison Us for It

The Iuventa Crew

In 2017, the crew of search and rescue ship Iuventa was arrested by the Italian authorities. As their trial begins, they write about their ordeal.

Analysis: The UK Border Regime Extends a Whole Lot Further Than France

Zoe Gardner

From military support at the Polish border to funding detention centres in Africa, the UK's draconian immigration policy goes far beyond its own borders, writes Zoe Gardner.

Report: Are Random Police Drug Swabs Legal?

James Greig

The Met’s recent drug-busting operation in Shoreditch has drawn widespread criticism. But what should you do if you are approached by police? James Greig finds out.

Report: A Deportation Flight Just Left for Vietnam. Why Was It So Hard to Stop?

Rivkah Brown

Despite the valiant efforts of activists, the Home Office flight went ahead as planned on Wednesday afternoon. Rivkah Brown looks at why it couldn’t be stopped.

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Report: The Co-Founder of Palestine Action Is Taking the Government to Court

Harriet Williamson

Report: Government Fails to Answer Novara Media’s Questions on Palestine Action Ban

Rivkah Brown

Feature: ‘I Live in Constant Fear’: Delivery Couriers Fight for Survival Amid Labour’s Immigration Blitz

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Palestine Action Is Being Banned Because It’s Effective

Rivkah Brown

Report: Lord Walney Keeps His Job – For Now

Simon Childs

Report: Did an Israel Lobbyist Confect an Antisemitism Story About a Palestine Demo?

Rivkah Brown

Report: The Home Office Is Forcing Child Refugees to Share Bedrooms With Adult Strangers

Sophie K Rosa

Feature: The Government Is Breaking the Law by Abandoning Children Alone in Hotels

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

Report: Charity Boss Apologises After ‘Enraged Rant’ at Union Reps

Polly Smythe

Feature: London Asylum Seekers Are Refusing to Be Flung Around the Country by Profit-Seeking Private Companies

Charlotte England

Feature: Asylum Seekers in South London Are Resisting Removal to a Bedfordshire Hotel Targeted by the Far Right

Charlotte England

Analysis: The Panic Around ‘County Lines’ Is Legitimising Expanded Policing Powers

Lauren E Wroe

Analysis: Westminster Is Holding Scotland’s Drug Policy Hostage And It’s Killing People

Andre Gomes

Opinion: We Saved 14,000 People From Drowning in the Mediterranean—And Italy Wants to Imprison Us for It

The Iuventa Crew

Analysis: The UK Border Regime Extends a Whole Lot Further Than France

Zoe Gardner

Report: Are Random Police Drug Swabs Legal?

James Greig

Report: A Deportation Flight Just Left for Vietnam. Why Was It So Hard to Stop?

Rivkah Brown

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Tag: Home Office

Report: The Co-Founder of Palestine Action Is Taking the Government to Court

Harriet Williamson

Report: Palestine Action Iran Media Story ‘Planted’ by Israel-Linked PR Firm

Joshua Carroll

Report: Government Fails to Answer Novara Media’s Questions on Palestine Action Ban

Rivkah Brown

Feature: ‘I Live in Constant Fear’: Delivery Couriers Fight for Survival Amid Labour’s Immigration Blitz

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Palestine Action Is Being Banned Because It’s Effective

Rivkah Brown

Report: Lord Walney Keeps His Job – For Now

Simon Childs

Report: Did an Israel Lobbyist Confect an Antisemitism Story About a Palestine Demo?

Rivkah Brown

Report: The Home Office Is Forcing Child Refugees to Share Bedrooms With Adult Strangers

Sophie K Rosa

Feature: The Government Is Breaking the Law by Abandoning Children Alone in Hotels

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

Report: Charity Boss Apologises After ‘Enraged Rant’ at Union Reps

Polly Smythe

Feature: London Asylum Seekers Are Refusing to Be Flung Around the Country by Profit-Seeking Private Companies

Charlotte England

Feature: Asylum Seekers in South London Are Resisting Removal to a Bedfordshire Hotel Targeted by the Far Right

Charlotte England

Analysis: The Panic Around ‘County Lines’ Is Legitimising Expanded Policing Powers

Lauren E Wroe

Analysis: Westminster Is Holding Scotland’s Drug Policy Hostage And It’s Killing People

Andre Gomes

Opinion: We Saved 14,000 People From Drowning in the Mediterranean—And Italy Wants to Imprison Us for It

The Iuventa Crew

Analysis: The UK Border Regime Extends a Whole Lot Further Than France

Zoe Gardner

Report: Are Random Police Drug Swabs Legal?

James Greig

Report: A Deportation Flight Just Left for Vietnam. Why Was It So Hard to Stop?

Rivkah Brown

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