Lloyds rejects mortgage bid from mother of jailed Palestine Action activist
The mother of jailed Palestine Action activist Leona Kamio says Lloyds rejected her mortgage application after citing “adverse media” linked to her daughter’s conviction.
Lloyds Bank has refused to process a mortgage application submitted by the mother of Leona Kamio, a Palestine Action activist incarcerated for her involvement in a violent protest at an Elbit Systems facility near Bristol in 2024, according to an investigative report by Novara Media. The lender informed Kamio's mother in June that its advisors were uncomfortable supporting the mortgage due to the negative media attention surrounding Kamio's actions.
Despite attempts to transfer the account's assets into her sister's name, Lloyds also denied the application, citing concerns over the "adverse media" associated with Kamio's involvement in the Palestine Action group. Leona Kamio, along with three other members of the Palestine Action group, was charged with criminal damage and sentenced to a total of over 20 years in prison following the Elbit raid.
Prosecutors argued that the raid was carefully planned and had a terrorism connection. Kamio and two others received six-year sentences, while the fourth received a longer term. The bank declined to comment on individual cases, stating that its decisions were based on legal and regulatory requirements rather than personal beliefs or political views.
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