YVETTE COOPER wrote a newspaper column about Palestine Action despite prosecutors warning it could prejudice criminal proceedings against six activists from the group, it was revealed yesterday.The then-home secretary wrote the piece justifying the group’s proscription even though the Crown Prosecution Service advised that it might unfairly impact a trial concerning a 2024 break-in at an Israeli arms manufacturer’s factory.After a retrial, four defendants were convicted last week in relation to the raid on the Elbit Systems UK site near Bristol.

YVETTE COOPER wrote a newspaper column about Palestine Action despite prosecutors warning it could prejudice criminal proceedings against six activists from the group, it was revealed yesterday.

The then-home secretary wrote the piece justifying the group’s proscription even though the Crown Prosecution Service advised that it might unfairly impact a trial concerning a 2024 break-in at an Israeli arms manufacturer’s factory.

After a retrial, four defendants were convicted last week in relation to the raid on the Elbit Systems UK site near Bristol.

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