During a recent Green Party conference in Brighton, party leader Zack Polanski issued a formal call for the UK government to reverse its decision to proscribe the activist group Palestine Action. The group, which utilizes direct action tactics to target companies it associates with the Israeli military, was officially proscribed by the government led by Keir Starmer in July 2025. This legal designation makes it a criminal offense to express support for or maintain membership in the organization.

Polanski’s remarks were met with significant support from the conference attendees. In his address, he explicitly linked the call for de-proscription to a broader stance on the conflict in Gaza, stating, "And Greens, we stand with one voice now as we say, drop the charges, end the genocide, de-proscribe Palestine Action." While Polanski frames the group as a legitimate vehicle for political protest, the government’s decision to proscribe the group was based on its history of causing property damage to businesses. The current reporting focuses on Polanski's rhetoric and the party's official position, though it does not detail the government's specific legal justifications for the proscription or the potential security implications cited by officials when the ban was implemented.