PALESTINE Action is set to be “proscribed” and “branded a terror group” by the home secretary in the coming weeks, according to the BBC.
Activists from the pro-Palestinian group broke into RAF Brize Norton overnight in a video shared online by its members.
According to reports from the BBC, Yvette Cooper is set to present a written statement to Parliament on Monday. If approved, this will render joining the organization unlawful.
It will then need to be enacted through new legislation with the drastic measure effectively branding the group a terrorist organisation.
Proscription is used to ban terror groups in the UK.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attack at RAF Brize Norton as “disgraceful”.
Earlier today, footage showed two pro-Palestine activists breaking into an RAF base and vandalising two planes in a “grotesque” breach of security.
In the clip, one protester can be seen moving towards an Airbus Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker while on an electric scooter.
The activist then appears to spray red paint into the rear of one of the aircraft’s two engines.
Moving the spout of the repurposed fire extinguisher around the rim of the jet engine, red paint can be seen sprayed deep into the aircraft.
Meanwhile, a loud, repetitive banging noise is audible as the camera shifts focus to the activist’s scooter, highlighting red paint on the pavement adjacent to the aircraft at the Oxfordshire base.
It is unclear if this sound is what the group claims was “crowbar” damage to the aircraft or just another form of damage to the engines.
The pair of activists can then be seen roaming free across the grounds of the airbase on electric scooters as they “evaded security”.
Brize Norton is the RAF’s largest airbase and home to more than 6,000 military and civilian personnel as well as the UK’s largest military aircraft.
The MoD earlier slammed the “vandalism of Royal Air Force assets” in a scathing statement.
A spokeswoman for the ministry said: “Our armed forces represent the very best of Britain.
“They put their lives on the line for us, and their display of duty, dedication and selfless personal sacrifice are an inspiration to us all.
“It is our responsibility to support those who defend us.”
A security review has now begun at military bases across the UK, after pro-Palestinian activists broke into the RAF base.
