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John McDonnell: “The scale of sentences on the four young people who took direct action against the arms supplier to Israel is truly…”

On the recordJune 15, 2026
The scale of sentences on the four young people who took direct action against the arms supplier to Israel is truly shocking. To impose years of imprisonment for protesting to save lives in Gaza is unjust, especially sentencing on terrorist grounds they were never convicted of by a jury.
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John McDonnell
Labour Party

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Condemnation of sentencing of Palestine Action activists.

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