Overview

• House of Lords authorities have launched a formal inquiry into Lord Dannatt over allegations he lobbied Home Office ministers on behalf of a US defence firm without declaring his interests.
• In private letters to then-Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Security Minister Dan Jarvis, he described Palestine Action as a growing security threat to Teledyne’s UK factories.
• Evidence at a 2023 trial quoted Sgt Alex Stuart warning it was inappropriate for a peer to engage with an active investigation, yet prosecutors and the judge found no proof he sought to influence the case.
• Activists from Palestine Action were convicted in 2023 and sentenced for causing over £1m in damage at Teledyne’s Presteigne facility.
• Palestine Action remains proscribed as a terrorist organisation after a July ban and is challenging its designation in court.