HOW TO STOP THE PALESTINE ACTION APPEAL: STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

STEP 1: Find your MP

  1. Go to https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
  2. Enter your postcode
  3. Your MP’s name will appear with their contact details
  4. Click their name to get their direct email address

STEP 2: Copy the email template below

Choose Template A (full legal version) or Template B (shorter version if your MP has character limits on their contact form).

Fill in the blanks marked [IN BRACKETS].

STEP 3: Send it

Send from your personal email address. Include your full name and postcode. MPs are legally required to respond to constituents.

STEP 4: Follow up

If you don’t get a reply within 5 working days, send again. Copy in your local newspaper.

EMAIL TEMPLATE A: FULL LEGAL VERSION

Subject: Constituent demand: Oppose Palestine Action appeal and public expenditure on unlawful proscription

Dear [MP NAME],

I am writing as your constituent at [YOUR FULL ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTCODE].

I am instructing you to take immediate public action to oppose the Home Secretary's stated intention to appeal the High Court's ruling in *R (Ammori) v Secretary of State for the Home Department* EWHC, handed down on 13 February 2026.

The legal position

Three High Court judges ruled that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000 was unlawful on multiple grounds:

  1. The Home Secretary misapplied the statutory definition of terrorism under section 1 of the Act by treating non-terrorism offences as if they met the threshold for proscription.
  2. She breached her own published proscription policy by failing to demonstrate that ordinary criminal law and civil remedies were inadequate before deploying the most extreme power available under counter-terrorism legislation.
  3. She relied on circular reasoning by using the anticipated consequences of proscription (enhanced police powers, wider arrest capability, terrorism-level charging) as justification for proscription itself.
  4. The decision constituted a disproportionate interference with rights protected under Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, given that the court accepted only three out of hundreds of incidents met the statutory terrorism test.

The judgment states explicitly that the proscription order should be quashed. The government has indicated it will seek permission to appeal at a hearing listed for 20 February 2026.

The financial position

Public expenditure to date includes:

  • £694,390 (excluding VAT) in Home Office legal costs for the judicial review proceedings alone, obtained via Freedom of Information request.
  • Over £10 million in Metropolitan Police enforcement costs in September 2025 alone.
  • Counter-terrorism policing costs across 2,787 arrests and 694 charges, representing 86% of all terrorism arrests in the United Kingdom in 2025.
  • Anticipated compensation liability for individuals arrested, detained, charged, dismissed from employment, or otherwise penalised under a proscription order now ruled unlawful. At a conservative estimate of £10,000 per claimant across 2,787 arrests, that amounts to £27,870,000 in potential public liability.

An appeal to the Court of Appeal will incur further six-figure legal costs. If the government loses, which the strength of the High Court's findings makes likely, the Treasury will be ordered to pay both the government's own costs and the claimant's costs on an indemnity basis.

The democratic position

YouGov polling from October 2025 found that among Labour voters, 41% opposed the Palestine Action ban while only 21-25% supported it. Even within the government's own electoral base, this decision lacks a mandate.

At Labour Party Conference in September 2025, members voted to recognise that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The leadership ignored that vote. The proscription of Palestine Action directly serves the interests of Israeli arms manufacturers and the politicians and lobbyists connected to them, not the British public.

What I am asking you to do

I require you to:

  1. Write immediately to the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood MP, opposing the appeal and calling for acceptance of the High Court judgment.
  2. Raise this matter in Parliament, either through a written question, an adjournment debate application, or an intervention during Home Office questions, before 20 February 2026.
  3. Make a public statement on your website and social media opposing further public expenditure on this appeal.
  4. Provide me with a written response within 5 working days confirming what action you have taken, with evidence (copies of correspondence, Hansard references, or links to public statements).

Consequence of inaction

If you fail to act, I will:

  • Forward this correspondence to [LOCAL NEWSPAPER NAME] and other local media.
  • Publish your failure to respond on social media.
  • Attend your next constituency surgery to raise this matter in person.
  • Work with other constituents to ensure this becomes a matter of public record in [CONSTITUENCY NAME].

The government is burning public money to defend an unlawful decision that criminalised legitimate protest against genocide. You represent me. I expect you to act.

Yours,

[YOUR FULL NAME]

[YOUR FULL ADDRESS]

[YOUR POSTCODE]

[YOUR EMAIL]

[YOUR PHONE NUMBER - optional but strengthens accountability]

EMAIL TEMPLATE B: SHORT VERSION FOR CONTACT FORMS

Subject: Oppose Palestine Action appeal - constituent instruction

Dear [MP NAME],

I am your constituent at [POSTCODE].

On 13 February 2026, the High Court ruled the Palestine Action proscription unlawful in *R (Ammori) v SSHD*. The judgment found the Home Secretary misapplied terrorism law, breached her own policy, and disproportionately interfered with protest rights.

Public cost: £694,390 in legal fees, over £10 million in one month of policing, 2,787 arrests under a law now ruled unlawful, and tens of millions in potential compensation liability.

The government plans to appeal on 20 February 2026, costing hundreds of thousands more. Even Labour voters opposed this ban 41% to 21%.

I am instructing you to:

  1. Write to Shabana Mahmood opposing the appeal.
  2. Raise this in Parliament before 20 February.
  3. Make a public statement opposing further expenditure.
  4. Confirm your action within 5 working days.

If you do not act, I will escalate this to local media and your next constituency surgery.

[YOUR NAME]

[FULL ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTCODE]

[EMAIL]

SOCIAL MEDIA CALL-OUT TEMPLATE

Use this to tag your MP and Shabana Mahmood directly on Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook.

@[YOUR MP HANDLE] @ShabanaMahmood

High Court ruled Palestine Action ban UNLAWFUL.

You spent:

  • £694,390 legal fees
  • £10m+ policing in ONE MONTH
  • 2,787 arrests (86% of ALL UK terror arrests)
  • Tens of millions in compensation liability

Now you want to appeal?

I am your constituent in [CONSTITUENCY]. I am instructing you to publicly oppose this appeal before the 20 Feb hearing.

Reply here or I escalate to local press.

The hearing is 20 February. That’s six days. If enough people do this, it becomes politically impossible for them to proceed. The courts have already said it’s unlawful. Now we make it politically toxic.

Do it now. Then share this with five people and tell them to do the same.