UK MP John McDonnell raises 'alarm' about arrest of journalists at Palestine Action protest

UK MP John McDonnell raises 'alarm' about arrest of journalists at Palestine Action protest Labour politician John McDonnell has tabled a motion in the UK parliament expressing "alarm" about the arrests of five journalists at a Palestine Action protest in Leicester last week. The move comes after Middle East Eye reported that the journalists were arrested on 8 October under the Terrorism Act while covering a demonstration outside UAV Tactical Systems in Leicester, a subsidiary of the Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems. The journalists, including two Leicester Gazette reporters and two…