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Ian Hislop shares the joke that got someone arrested | LBC
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4:46Now PlayingA man was arrested for holding a Private Eye joke on a placard during a protest in support of Gaza.
Ian Hislop, who edits the magazine, called it 'mind-boggling'.
Andrew Marr couldn't help but agree, saying 'the police are making idiots of themselves'.
The arrest takes place amidst heightened tensions following the proscription of Palestine Action as a terror group.
'They've [the police] been given directions by Starmer,' said Hislop, blaming the PM for clamping down on 'free speech'' He added, 'this is an absolutely absurd idea'.
Marr added: 'the police see a pro-Palestine flag and assuming it's Palestine action... they're are blurring the whole thing'.
Hundreds of Palestine Action supporters are preparing to be arrested during a mass demonstration later this summer, newly revealed planning documents show.
The group was proscribed by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on July 5, following the vandalism of two Voyager aircraft at RAF Brize Norton by a pair of Palestine Action members.
Despite it now being a criminal offence to support the organisation, at least 500 activists are now preparing to stage a sit-in London on August 9 - for 60 minutes or "until arrest" - while holding signs which state: "I oppose Genocide. I support Palestine Action."
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