Yvette Cooper has confirmed Palestine Action will be proscribed as a terror group, but has delayed doing so for a week.

In a written statement, the Home Secretary said: "I have decided to proscribe Palestine Action under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000. A draft proscription order will be laid in Parliament on Monday, June 30.

"If passed, it will make it illegal to be a member of, or invite support for, Palestine Action. This decision is specific to Palestine Action and does not affect lawful protest groups and other organisations campaigning on issues around Palestine or the Middle East."

The decision comes after two of the group's activists broke into RAF Brize Norton and damaged two Voyager aircraft.

Yvette Cooper will pass the proscription order to Parliament next week

Cooper echoed Sir Keir Starmer's comments, calling the act "disgraceful".

The Home Secretary said: "The disgraceful attack on Brize Norton in the early hours of the morning on Friday, June 20, is the latest in a long history of unacceptable criminal damage committed by Palestine Action.

"The UK's defence enterprise is vital to the nation's national security, and this Government will not tolerate those who put that security at risk."

Cooper confirmed that Counter Terrorism Police are conducting a criminal investigation into the attack.