UK police say Palestine Action protesters will be arrested again

London police announce resumption of Palestine Action arrests

London’s Metropolitan Police have announced that arrests of individuals accused of supporting the banned group Palestine Action will resume, despite an ongoing legal challenge over the UK government’s decision to proscribe the activist network under anti-terror legislation.  In a statement on Wednesday, the Met said it had "revised" its enforcement approach after initially suggesting arrests would be unlikely following a High Court ruling last m…

Met Police accused of reversing Palestine Action policy to fit previous arrests

Campaigners say two protesters were arrested despite previous assurances, which they say is 'symptomatic' of the chaotic response to the group's proscription

Met police to restart arresting people holding signs in support of Palestine Action

The Met Police force has announced that it is going to start arresting people again – under the Starmer regime’s ban on support for anti-genocide group Palestine Action that the High Court has already ruled unlawful. The Met had said it would stop arresting protesters holding signs supporting the group until the outcome of the Home Office’s appeal against the ruling. In the meantime, it said, it would record people’s details in case the governme…

UK police say Palestine Action protesters will be arrested again

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail London’s Metropolitan Police has said it has revised the enforcement approach its officers will take towards Palestine Action activists and will once again arrest individuals displaying support for the group despite a recent court ruling branding the proscription unlawful. In a statement late on Wednesday, the Met said: “Anyone showing support for the group […]

Met Police Resumes Arrests for Palestine Action Supporters Despite High Court Ruling

The Metropolitan police will resume arresting people supporting Palestine Action despite saying just weeks ago that it would stop. On 13 February, the Met announced it would stop making arrests following a landmark judicial review which ruled that the government’s proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful. However, on 25 March, the Met issued a new statement saying it would resume making arrests until the home secretary’s appeal on last mont…

Palestine Action arrests to resume, Metropolitan Police says

The Met says it remains a criminal offence to support the banned group and it "must enforce the law".