John Healey is poised to tax Britain’s banks in his 28 October budget, to help offset the damage inflicted on the public finances by war in the Middle East, the Guardian understands.

Bank stocks have fallen on fears that John Healey will launch a tax raid on the sector in the Budget.

Palestine Action has ⁠carried out protests including vandalism in support of Palestinian causes, and denies that this amounts to terrorism. Four members of the group were jailed

Police are assessing a social media post by the wife of the government's national security adviser Jonathan Powell which referenced Palestine Action, a group labelled a terrorist organisation by the H...