Will Palestine Action Protesters Keep Getting Arrested?

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Today, we ask what happens next following the mass arrests of those demonstrating in support of the proscribed terrorist group, Palestine Action.

Over 500 people were arrested on suspicion of breaking terrorism laws in London on Saturday. The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said that those in support of the proscribed terrorist organisation “Don’t know the full nature” of the group. Joining Adam to discuss is the BBC’s home and legal correspondent, Dominic Casciani.

Meanwhile, new GDP figures show UK economic growth came in better than expected, despite slowing between April and June. So how positive is this for the economy? Adam and Alex are joined by the BBC’s Deputy Economics Editor, Dharshini David to explain it.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:04.9	Hello, obviously the whole world is talking about what is going to happen when presidents
0:09.8	Trump and Putin meet in Alaska on Friday. There have been days and days of speculation
0:14.3	and loads and loads of meetings. We thought for today's episode of Newscast, we'd maybe just
0:18.6	park all of that while acknowledging that there's a big moment about to happen, but also acknowledging that there's a limited amount we can actually say in advance because we're all just waiting actually for the event.
0:30.4	And all the big diplomatic maneuvering on the European side happened on Wednesday.
0:34.4	And we covered that in quite a lot of detail on Wednesday's newscast.
0:37.4	But that means the field is open for us to discuss lots of other things that are in the news. happened on Wednesday, and we covered that in quite a lot of detail on Wednesday's Newscast.
0:41.9	But that means the field is open for us to discuss lots of other things that are in the news on this episode of Newscast.
0:43.6	Newscast from the BBC.
0:45.9	He has just compared me to the fat controller.
0:48.9	Did I say that?
0:50.3	I can't believe I said that.
0:51.7	Next Wednesday?
0:52.5	This is R for the benefit of Earth. I'm not personally a huge Sabrina Carpenter fan. I don't believe I said that. Next Wednesday. This is R for the benefit of Earth.
0:55.1	I'm not personally a huge Sabrina carpenter fam.
0:58.1	I don't think I'm being rude. I like landscapes. Take me down to Downey Street. Let's go have a tour. Blimey. Hello, it's Adam in the newscast studio. and shortly I'll be joined by Alex Forsyth and Darshini David
0:53.1	to talk about the latest economic news
0:55.4	and what that means for knock-on political news. shortly I'll be joined by Alex Forsythe and Darshini David to talk about the latest economic news
1:11.7	and what that means for knock-on political news. But first of all, my colleague Dominic Kashiani,
1:17.5	our home and legal affairs correspondent, has written a really interesting piece on the BBC News website
1:22.2	about Palestine Action. That is that direct action group that a few weeks ago was prescribed as a terrorist
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