Nine Labour MPs vote against banning Palestine Action
MPs overwhelmingly backed the decision to add the direct action group to a list of terrorist groups alongside al-Qaeda, Islamic State and Hamas.
If approved by the House of Lords on Thursday, Palestine Action will become a proscribed terror group on Friday, which will make it illegal to be a member or to invite support for the organisation, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
On Friday the High Court will hear a last-minute injunction application from Palestine Action to try to suspend the move.
The group of Labour MPs included the veteran left-winger Diane Abbott, Clive Lewis and Richard Burgon, who served in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet.
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