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And thousands of otherwise peaceful protesters were arrested for carrying placards or wearing T-shirts with the group's name.
Some faced up to 14 years in prison.
Protests over this grew during the Gaza war, prompting questions about free speech and civil liberties.
The court says the ban will stay in place, though, pending a government appeal next week.
Lauren Fryer, NPR News, London.
Cheers went up through the crowd outside a London court where judges ruled the government's labeling of Palestine action as a terror group was, quote, disproportionate.
Since 2020, the group has vandalized U.K.
arms factories, including some manufacturing weapons for Israel.
banned Palestine action, it became illegal to express support for it.
And thousands of otherwise peaceful protesters were arrested for carrying placards or wearing T-shirts with the group's name.
Some faced up to 14 years in prison.
Protests over this grew during the Gaza war, prompting questions about free speech and civil liberties.
The court says the ban will stay in place, though, pending a government appeal next week.
Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London.
In a speech north of London, Prime Minister Starmer vowed to stay on.
Starmer was elected a year and a half ago with a huge majority, but polls show he has since become one of the most unpopular prime ministers.
This week, some of his ruling Labour Party members, including its leader in Scotland, called for Starmer to step down over his judgment in naming a friend of Epstein's, Peter Mandelson, as U.S.
Mandelson quit last year, but police are investigating whether he passed sensitive information to the sex offender.