Palestinian activist to miss Labour conference as visa delayed

Omar Barghouti, co-founder of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, planned to address a Momentum event. A Palestinian human rights activist will not make a planned appearance at a Labour Party conference fringe event after his UK visa was delayed. Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights, was due to speak at the event alongside the shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, the Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey,and Labour MP