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Labour Pauses IRGC Proscription, Plans Stronger Counter-Terror Laws

4/25/2026

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Labour has paused any move to proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps while reviewing new powers.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the government will draft counter-terrorism powers stronger than those in the National Security Act to target state-sponsored threats.
Independent reviewer Jonathan Hall KC recommended legislation granting proscription-equivalent powers for organisations such as the IRGC, prompting Conservative shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel to criticise Labour for lagging behind allies.

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Labour has paused any move to proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps while reviewing new powers.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the government will draft counter-terrorism powers stronger than those in the National Security Act to target state-sponsored threats.
Independent reviewer Jonathan Hall KC recommended legislation granting proscription-equivalent powers for organisations such as the IRGC, prompting Conservative shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel to criticise Labour for lagging behind allies.