Massive Attack musician Robert Del Naja arrested in Liverpool

Robert Del Naja, a musician with Massive Attack, was arrested in Liverpool on September 26 after displaying a sign supporting Palestine Action during a protest near the Labour Party conference, according to reports describing footage of the incident. The sign read, “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.” The reports say police removed Del Naja from where he was sitting and arrested him under the Terrorism Act. In footage described in the accounts, he says he does not recognise the offence. The available accounts do not establish whether he was charged, released or faced further legal action, and no police statement or arrest record was included. The arrest took place near the conference venue as the annual Labour gathering was due to begin. Palestine Action was proscribed by the UK government as a terrorist organisation in 2025. The reports describe the sign as prompting the arrest, but do not provide the relevant legal text or an independent assessment of how the law applies in this case. Defend Our Juries, which organised the protest as part of its Lift the Ban campaign, said hundreds of people would repeat the sign-holding action near the venue the following day.