The ban means supporting the group could potentially carry a maximum sentence of 14 years.
  • Zombie@feddit.uk
    22·
    6 days ago

    Following the vote by MPs, four people were arrested in a protest organised by Palestine Action outside Westminster.

    These included one man who the Met Police said had “blocked the gates of Downing Street with his mobility scooter”

    Terrorist!

    In a statement after the vote, Palestine Action said the home secretary had “bundled our domestic civil disobedience protest group in with two violent, neo-Nazi militias”.

    “Many MPs told us that as a consequence they felt they did not have the option to vote against the measure,” it said.

    Sounds like a dereliction of duty from many MPs. Is that not what the ability to debate is about? They could also vote no explaining that they believe 1 out of the 3 groups aren’t legitimate and that individual votes are required. But that sounds like too much like hard work I guess.

    385 for

    26 against

    239 abstained

    Interestingly high amount of abstained. I think I need to email my MP for an explanation…

    • mannycalavera@feddit.uk
      141·
      6 days ago

      They could also vote no explaining that they believe 1 out of the 3 groups aren’t legitimate

      It’s a classic political trap. Vote no on these grounds and be labelled a Nazi loving terrorist sympathiser. The facts won’t matter. They didn’t matter in the first place.

    • LuckingFurker (Any/All)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      11·
      6 days ago

      85% of the Lib Dems abstained. I feel like they’d have done less damage to their credibility if they’d forced their MP’s to vote yes. Greens are the only ones with principle, 100% no vote

      • monogram@feddit.nlEnglish
        26·
        6 days ago

        Not that that matters with the fucked up voting system you brits, scotts, Welsh & (settlers on Irish soil) have

        • mannycalavera@feddit.uk
          7·
          6 days ago

          You do understand that this is about voting on a bill through parliament and not a general election? In which case the voting is the same as your parliament when voting on bills and legislation: it’s a simple majority vote.

          Or were you trying to be edgy? I can’t tell.

        • FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          11·
          6 days ago

          Settlers everywhere, if you go back far enough.

          Damn Saxon settlers on Roman soil… No actually damn Roman settler on Celtic soil…

  • BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz
    101·
    6 days ago

    FINALLY People are starting to Label the People GUNNING DOWN STARVING CHILDREN AND RUNNING OVER PREGNANT WOMEN WITH TANKS as Terrorists!

    Nevermind!

  • FishFace@lemmy.world
    101·
    6 days ago

    Shocking. Guess we have to hope it gets blocked and overturned in court but I don’t know if there’s anything remotely like a precedent for that.