Starmer’s Filton Retrial Stinks; Even The Barrister Faces Contempt

Starmer needed those Filton convictions to bury Palestine Action as a terror problem; instead the retrial has put state machinations in the dock. Right, so Keir Starmer’s Filton retrial has not given him the clean Palestine Action crushing he needed. It has given him four criminal damage convictions, two acquittals, a rejected GBH with intent charge, a defence barrister now facing contempt proceedings, defendants sent back to prison before sentencing, and a terrorism label still hovering over a case where nobody has been convicted of terrorism. That is a filthy little mess to carry out of court while pretending justice has been done. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Zainab Rajwani have been found guilty of criminal damage over the action at Elbit Systems UK’s Filton site near Bristol. Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin have been acquitted, even though all of them admitted to causing criminal damage. Work that one out. Samuel Corner has also been convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm, but he has been cleared of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, which is not a small distinction when the state has spent months trying to make this case smell as threatening as possible. Four people have been convicted of damaging property, not of terrorism, not of aggravated burglary, and not of intentionally causing serious injury. The state has convictions, but it does not have the tidy terror-shaped courtroom trophy it really wanted going into the sentencing hearing on 12 June and yet still we wonder whether terror level sentencing may yet still be handed down. Elbit Systems UK is the British arm of the now infamous Israeli arms company, and the Filton site has been described in court coverage as a key research and development facility. This video offers a rigorous political analysis of the ongoing legal proceedings involving Kier Starmer, delving into the complexities of criminal law as it applies to this high-profile case. We examine the verdicts, including criminal damage convictions and acquittals, and question whether justice has been served amidst the various charges and a lingering terrorism label. The discussion highlights the intricate nature of uk politics when intertwined with legal challenges and public perception. ►SOURCES: SENTENCING COUNCIL: Offences with a terrorist connection: guidance JUDICIARY OF ENGLAND AND WALES: R (Ammori) v Secretary of State for the Home Department OPEN Judgment PUBLIC LAW FOR EVERYONE: The High Court’s judgment in the Palestine Action case; If proscribing Palestine Action was unlawful, how can it still be a proscribed organisation? CAGE: Bail Granted to Remaining Filton 24 as CAGE Calls for Collapsing Prosecution to Be Dropped FREE THE FILTON 24: About the Filton 24 REAL MEDIA: Verdicts in the April Filton 6 trial; The Filton Trial – April 2026 THE CANARY/SKWAWKBOX: Jury agrees Filton 24 lacked intent to harm, but convicts 4 activists THE DITCH: Senior British judges blocked media on Palestine Action lawyer case – The Ditch disregards THE GUARDIAN: Barrister in Palestine Action trial facing contempt of court proceedings ***Subscribe to the channel here*** https://www.youtube.com/KernowDamo?sub_confirmation=1 ►ABOUT ME: Hi, I'm Damien Willey. I'm a former welder, but now I'm a writer, blogger, vlogger and presenter and interviewer with Socialist Telly (Please do go and visit what we all get up to on https://www.youtube.com/c/SocialistTelly) I'm an unpaid carer for my disabled wife and daughter and as such we know all too well the difficulties that are associated with that living in Tory Britain - both blue Tories and red ones - and I personally believe the answer lies in socialism. This channel, along with my other social media act as outlets to push back against that, to demand better of our politicians and leaders, to pull apart the media spin that supports them and the way the UK is run and to give a voice, loud as mine is, to the voiceless. ►CONTACT: Email: [email protected] ►SUPPORT: If you appreciate the importance of alternative media in the UK and enjoy my work please consider financially supporting it. Various options to suit all budgets, please visit linktr.ee/KernowDamo to find out more. Please support Independent Media. ►SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Alternatively please share this video on your favourite social media & if you'd like to see what I get up to elsewhere, you can also find links to my presence elsewhere at linktr.ee/KernowDamo Damo Rants Kernow Damo Courtroom Drama,UK Law,Keir Starmer,Court Case,High Court,Law and Order,Legal Proceedings,Political Scandal,Contempt of Court,Lawyer,Labour Party,Legal System,UK Politics,Barrister,Justice System,Opposition Leader,filton 24,jeremy johnson,rajiv menon,palestine action,latest news,israel,news today,british politics,israel news,geopolitics,gaza,palestine,west bank,elbit systems,news,starmer news,politics,kernow damo,kernowdamo,damo rants,damo