Pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action's co-founder on Friday lost a bid to pause the British government's decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws, with the group losing an urgent appeal meaning it will be banned from midnight.

The judge later said that if people choose to continue to express support for Palestine Action post-proscription, they may face criminal consequences, adding: “This, however, is the intended effect of the order. It is how it achieves its aim of disrupting the activities of the proscribed organisation.”

The government moved to ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws last month after its activists broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged two planes in protest against what the group said was Britain's support for Israel.