Committee publication · Correspondence · 14 July 2026
Letter from the Security Minister relating to Name Change Orders for proscribed organisations 03.07.2026
From: Home Affairs Committee
Summary
Dame Angela Eagle, Security Minister, notifies the Home Affairs Committee chair of three Name Change Orders to be laid on 3 July 2026, recognising aliases for already-proscribed terrorist organisations: Islamic Thinkers Society (Al Ghurabaa), The Resistance Front (Lashkar-e-Taiba), and Babbar Khalsa International (Babbar Khalsa). The orders use fast-track procedure under the Terrorism Act 2000.
Key findings
- Islamic Thinkers Society recognised as alternative name for Al Ghurabaa, proscribed 2006 for Islamist extremism; Anjem Choudary convicted June 2024 of directing support through this alias.
- The Resistance Front designated alias of Lashkar-e-Taiba (proscribed 2001); has claimed responsibility for 2025 Pahalgam attack and other operations since 2019.
- Babbar Khalsa International recognised as interchangeable alias for Babbar Khalsa (proscribed 2001); group linked to Air India Flight 182 bombing and 2005 New Delhi bombing.
- Orders made under section 3(6) Terrorism Act 2000 using fast-track procedure, coming into force day after laying, breaching 21-day parliamentary convention.
- Government states orders strengthen disruption capability and international counter-terrorism cooperation, particularly with India.
Tone
ProceduralTopics
counter-terrorismproscriptionextremismnational-security
Key actors
Dame Angela Eagle, Dame Karen Bradley, Anjem Choudary, Omar Bakri Mohamed, Al Ghurabaa / Al Muhajiroun, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Babbar Khalsa
Notable line
“Recognising the Islamic Thinkers Society as an alias reflects that conclusion and strengthens our ability to disrupt associated activity.”
Key Quotes
“In June 2024, Choudary was convicted of directing and encouraging support for Al Muhajiroun through the Islamic Thinkers Society, with the court finding that the Islamic Thinkers Society acted as a veil 2 behind which Al Muhajiroun operated.”
“The Resistance Front, established in 2019, has operated as an alias of Lashkar-e-Taiba and has claimed responsibility for a range of attacks, including the 2025 Pahalgam attack.”
“Formally designating these three groups as aliases by means of a name change order under section 3(6) of the Terrorism Act 2000 reaffirms the Government's commitment to tackling terrorism wherever it occurs.”
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