by Charles Hymas, Telegraph
Move comes days after attack on RAF base and with Lord Walney saying the group’s protestors ‘pose threat to MPs’
Sir Mark Rowley has said he is “shocked and frustrated” that Palestine Action is mounting a protest outside Parliament just three days after damaging planes at Brize Norton RAF base.
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner said he did not have the power to ban the protest because Palestine Action, which he branded an “extremist criminal group”, has not yet been proscribed.
Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, is expected to announce plans on Monday to proscribe the group, putting it on a par with Hamas, al-Qaeda and Islamic State.
“If that happens we will be determined to target those who continue to act in its name and those who show support for it,” Sir Mark vowed.