Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja arrested in Liverpool at Palestine Action protest

Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja was arrested under the UK Terrorism Act in Liverpool on Saturday, September 26, according to Stereogum. He was protesting outside the venue of the Labour Party conference, holding a sign reading “I oppose genocide I support Palestine Action.”

In a video cited by Stereogum, an officer tells him Palestine Action is a proscribed organization, and Del Naja replies that he does not agree with the proscription. He was then arrested on suspicion of supporting a proscribed organization. The group was banned in July 2025, and supporting it can carry fines and prison sentences of up to 14 years.

Consequence reports that the group Defend Our Juries said Prime Minister Andy Burnham had shared a platform with Del Naja last June. Del Naja was also arrested at a similar protest in Trafalgar Square in April.