The home secretary has announced plans to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism laws. Haroon Siddique reportsPalestine Action is a direct action protest group that has been targeting weapons manufacturers. This week, Yvette Cooper announced the decision to lay an order to ban them under anti-terrorism laws. This will now be debated and voted on in parliament.The Guardian’s legal affairs correspondent, Haroon Siddique, explains who the group are and why the government’s decision is such a surprise. “They’re the first direct protest action group to be classified in such a way,” he says. Continue reading...