'This isn't the Britain I grew up in': The elderly activists raided by police over Palestine Action videos

'This isn't the Britain I grew up in': The elderly activists raided by police over Palestine Action videos Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 13:00 Activists say police searched their entire homes, confiscating personal devices and items bearing the Palestinian flag, even rifling through personal diaries Police remove protesters from outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London on 15 June 2026, as the High Court ruled on a legal standoff between the government and activist group Palestine Action (AFP) Off Marji Mansfield, a 70-year-old grandmother of seven, has been waiting for British counterterrorism police to show up at her door. The anxiety sharpens between five and seven in the morning, when police usually conduct dawn raids, particularly if she has her grandchildren stay overnight. “It’s been really, really quite scary not knowing when there's going to be the knock at the door,” Mansfield told Middle East Eye.