00:00In June, five Court of Appeal judges said the ban of Palestine action as a terror group was a justified
00:07and proportionate interference on freedom of expression rights.
00:12This overturned the judgment of three judges at the High Court, who ruled in February that the then Home Secretary
00:19Yvette Cooper's decision to ban Palestine action was unlawful after a legal challenge from the group's co-founder, Huda Amore.
00:28After the judgment, Miss Amore said she intended to take the case to the Supreme Court and the European Court
00:37of Human Rights, if necessary.
00:39She launched her bid to take the case to the UK's highest court earlier this month, and in a decision
00:46published on Thursday, Lord Sayles, Lord Leggett and Lady Simler granted permission for her appeal.
00:54The case is to be expedited. Court records show, with a hearing expected between October and December.
01:03After the decision, Miss Amore referenced the arrests and said this further evidences their case that the prescription of Palestine
01:12action has become a quote-unquote vehicle for a far broader crackdown on expressions of solidarity with the Palestinian people.
01:22The Metropolitan Police said they had arrested 117 people on Thursday.
01:28The Metropolitan Police said they had arrested 117 people on Thursday.
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