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UK to Ban Palestine Action After RAF Brize Norton Security Breach

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper plans to outlaw the group following a major security breach at Britain’s largest airbase where activists damaged two Voyager refuelling tankers.

This screengrab of a video by the group Palestine Action, posted to X on Friday, June 20, 2025, shows an activist approaching an aircraft at RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, central England.
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Overview

  • Two Palestine Action members used electric scooters and repurposed fire extinguishers to infiltrate RAF Brize Norton overnight, spraying red paint into the engines of two Airbus Voyager aircraft and striking them with crowbars before escaping undetected.
  • Defence Secretary John Healey has launched a formal investigation and commissioned a comprehensive security review across the defence estate after the Ministry of Defence condemned the incident as “vandalism.”
  • Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to deliver a written statement to Parliament on Monday to proscribe Palestine Action under new legislation, making membership of the group a criminal offence.
  • The targeted Voyagers, essential for air-to-air refuelling and military transport to overseas bases such as RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, remain grounded for safety checks and repairs, with no planned operations disrupted.
  • Military and police officials warn the breach exposes gaps in perimeter defences at major bases and are considering strengthened patrols, sensor systems and coordination between RAF Police and civilian forces to prevent future intrusions.