UK judge weighs terrorist sentencing for Palestine Action activists not informed of terrorism possibility at trial

Five Palestine Action activists convicted of £212,000 criminal damage to a Barclays branch in Burnley face terrorist sentencing after Judge Philip Parry announced post-verdict he would consider a "terrorist connection" — a possibility neither jury nor defendants were informed of at trial. The CPS argues trial testimony established the link. The August 2024 protest was not assessed as a terrorism incident.