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A government minister has defended proscribing Palestine Action as a terror group, as more than 500 people are arrested at a protest against the decision over the weekend. Loading audio...

Alex Davies-Jones, Victims Minister and MP for Pontypridd, told LBC the government proscribed Palestine Action "for genuine reasons".

She said: "I would just say to these individuals, however noble you think the cause may be, wanting to show support for Gaza, please note that this government has proscribed Palestine Action for genuine reasons here.

"We haven't just done so, off the back of a fag packet."

The minister defended the right to protest, which is a "cornerstone of democracy" in our country, but criticised Palestine Action for carrying out "violent acts of criminal damage".

She

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