Overview

• Counter-terrorism officers stopped a man in his 70s and a woman in their 40s at Gatwick on Saturday under Schedule 3 of the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019.
• Police said neither person was arrested and both were allowed to continue their journeys after the examination.
• Press reports say the couple arrived in the UK from Moscow via Abu Dhabi before being stopped.
• The Workers Party of Britain, led by Galloway, called the intervention “politically motivated intimidation” and complained of scarce information during the stop.
• Under Schedule 3, officers can stop, question, search and detain to assess hostile activity; despite some early reports describing arrests, the Met stated no arrests or charges.