Overview

• At a Belfast press conference, George Galloway announced legal action, with solicitor Kevin Winters issuing pre-action protocol letters and demanding the return of phones and laptops.
• Galloway alleges he and his wife were held for nine hours and questioned on Russia and China after returning from Moscow, calling the stop a "fishing expedition" to access communications.
• The Metropolitan Police confirm counter-terrorism officers stopped a man in his 70s and a woman in her 40s at Gatwick under Schedule 3 on 27 September, made no arrests, and allowed them to continue their journey.
• Schedule 3 powers permit officers to stop, question, search and detain at UK ports and to retain and use material found, with oversight from the Investigatory Powers Commissioner.
• The couple’s legal team says questioning ranged over Russia, China and Gaza, argues there was no evidence of "hostile activity," and is considering an application to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to probe any security service role.