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PSC’s full statement on the Labour Party conference is here.

PSC was never banned - we had a stall and a fringe in place as in previous years.

palestinecampaign.org/psc-statement-…

But Young Labour were definitively told not to have PSC speak at a meeting because a senior figure feared support for BDS might fall foul of the IHRA definition. Yesterday after interventions by Young Labour and PSC, Young Labour were given a full apology...

And confirmation that of course PSC could be invited to speak at their meeting.

So the issue is resolved… But as our statement makes clear, this is yet further evidence of how the IHRA is being used to create a cloud of suspicion around legitimate activism for Palestine.

PSC has been lobbying Labour alongside other public bodies to address this for many years. In light of this most recent evidence that a senior official in Party was of the view that the IHRA might proscribe BDS, PSC is pressing for action from Keir Starmer and David Evans...

To protect the right to campaign within the party for justice for the Palestinian people.

Whist we act to defend the space we also act to enlarge it - so we are urging all CLPs to pass this model motion so that this can be heard at Conference.

palestinecampaign.org/labour-party-c…

We will not allow the voices of the Palestinian people to be silenced. We look forward to meeting party members at our stall and seeing them at our fringe, and to many thousands of them wearing the PSC lanyard with pride. Free free Palestine!