London, United Kingdom – Protesters are planning to gather in support of Palestine Action at the first Labour Party conference Prime Minister Andy Burnham will preside over.Sunday’s “mass, silent sign-holding vigil” in Liverpool, close to the conference centre, is in response to the proscription of Palestine Action as a “terrorist” group, said Defend Our Juries, a rights group that organises rallies calling for the government to drop the ban.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Declassified documents show UK aware of Israeli war crimes for 24 yearslist 2 of 4UK lawmakers vote against bill to legalise assisted dyinglist 3 of 4Burnham defends UK ban on Israeli settlement tradelist 4 of 4‘They told me to go back to my country’: Inside the UK’s wave of racismend of listSince it was outlawed in July 2025, a civil disobedience campaign has seen more than 3,600 people arrested for showing their support for the group, often while holding signs reading, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”.Organisers at Defend Our Juries expect further arrests, saying several hundred people are likely to attend.The protest is designed as an “integrity test of the new leadership’s commitm...

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