UK Universities Discussed Protest Security With BAE Systems, Documents Show

Thirteen British universities discussed managing pro-Palestine campus protests with arms-maker BAE Systems, according to emails and documents obtained by Liberty Investigates and Al Jazeera. Talks covered tighter event security and joint replies to criticism. Named schools include Manchester, Nottingham, Southampton, Birmingham, Strathclyde and Cranfield. It remains disputed whether this was routine safety planning or influence over student discipline.