Overview
- Police arrested seven people on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action at the RAF Lakenheath peace camp on Sunday and took them to Bury St Edmunds for questioning.
- The Ministry of Defence says the United States may use British bases only for specific and limited defensive missions that the UK approves on a case-by-case basis.
- Two protesters detained during Saturday's blockade were later charged with wilful obstruction of a highway, with Michelle Macdonagh also charged with obstructing a police officer, and both were bailed to appear at magistrates' court.
- The six-day encampment outside the Suffolk base drew more than 100 people following Friday's reports that a US fighter jet shot down over Iran may have departed from Lakenheath.
- The High Court ruled the proscription of Palestine Action unlawful in February, yet a Home Office appeal keeps the group banned for now, shaping how officers police displays of support at the site.