May 13, 2024, 11:47 AM
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Report recommends banning Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action as 'dangerous radicals'

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Highlights
  • A report by Lord Walney is set to recommend banning Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action as 'dangerous radicals'.
  • The report also suggests prohibiting activists from wearing masks during marches and holding protests near defense and energy sites.
  • The recommendations are part of efforts to combat political violence and extremism.
Story

Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action are protest groups. They are upset about a new report. The report says they might be treated like terrorist groups. The report has 40 recommendations. It will be sent to Downing Street. The report suggests banning extreme protest groups. Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action are not happy about this. They think the report will make more people support their cause. The report is written by John Woodcock. He is an adviser to Rishi Sunak. Woodcock wants to make it a crime to belong to extreme protest groups. Just Stop Oil activists caused trouble in the UK last year. Lord Walney, who is also involved, used to have different views about the Middle East. He now wants to ban activists from protesting near certain sites. Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil are against the report. They have been protesting in London. The report suggests creating new laws to deal with extreme-left protests. It wants to stop groups that commit crimes to achieve their goals. The report also suggests banning protesters from wearing masks during marches. The report has 41 recommendations. It wants to restrict the activities of extreme protest groups. It suggests creating Extreme Protest Restriction Orders. The report says the government should do more to understand far-left threats. It mentions groups like Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil as examples of groups breaking the law.

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