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The interview with Yvette Cooper, the UK Home Affairs Secretary, addressed the UK government's ban on Palestine Action due to an incident where activists damaged RAF Voyager tankers. These tankers were used in military operations over Libya and Yemen. The UK claims it is providing £20 million in aid to Gaza, focusing on UNWRA and women's and girls' services. Yet government funding was suspended over false allegations that UNWRA's neutrality and potential involvement in 7 October activities. The conversation also touched on allegations of UK involvement in supplying arms to Israel, which Cooper dismissed. The discussion emphasized the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Yemen, with calls for resistance against the perceived injustices.

Image: Qld Police Officer arrests a 'Skinhead  for Palestine' outside weapons factory (HTA Australia) in Gay Street Coopers Plains in Brisbane.

4PR – Voice of the People: What made the UK government ban Palestine Action?

Yvette Cooper – Home Affairs Secretary: Our government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action was prompted by a specific incident involving military aircraft.

4PR: Could you please be more specific?

Yvette Cooper: Certainly. On 20 June 2025, activists from Palestine Action broke into RAF Brize Norton, a major Royal Air Force base in Oxfordshire, and vandalised two Voyager tanker aircraft, used for air-to-air refuelling, by spraying red paint into their engines and using crowbars.

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Interview with Yvette Cooper

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