Images from the protest showed protesters being arrested and carried away by police, and the Metropolitan police later confirmed that close to 50 had been detained.
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Around 400 protesters were expected at the demonstration calling for the government to lift its ban on proscribed group.
Defend Our Juries has said protesters will hold up signs reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”.
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Met Commander Adam Slonecki said anyone providing logistical support to those holding placards can also expect to be arrested at the demonstration, that began at 1pm.
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He said: “All those intending on coming to this event know that supporting a proscribed organisation is unlawful – they are essentially meeting to purposefully commit a crime.”
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Lauren Wallace said she had brought her four-year-old daughter Lilah to the demonstration, where her own mother was expressing support for Palestine Action, to show her “the power of protest”.
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The 36-year-old said: “My mum’s here today to hold a sign, and I’m unbelievably proud of her and respect her so much for doing it.
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And I think, in her words, she maybe has like a freedom to do it that me, with a young daughter and a job, probably don’t have.
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“So I came to support her and show solidarity with her, and also to, I guess, show my daughter the power of protest and how important it is to be political.
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“And if anything, I hope Lilah’s way more political and radical than I am because I think that’s what the world kind of needs.”
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Supporters at the rally for Palestine Action have been explaining their reasons for joining the demonstration in south-west London today.
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Charles Allison is a retired lawyer who travelled almost 300 miles from his home in Cumbria, north-west England, to attend the protest.
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The 75-year-old told the Press Association he was demonstrating because he “feared for our liberties”.
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“I decided that I ought to try and do something, and this is the little bit that I’m doing,” he said.
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“I fear for our civil liberties, which are being devalued and watered down, even by this new Labour Government.
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“So I’m dejected, but enthused that there are so many wonderful people protesting.”
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Mr Allison was taken away by two police officers just before 1pm, after he was told he posed a “threat”.
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We have more photos from outside the US embassy where there is a continued police presence at a protest in support of the proscribed Palestine Action group.
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Met police confirms arrest numbers
The Met police has confirmed that almost 50 people have been arrested at the protest in support of the proscribed group, Palestine Action.
That number could increase, with the force saying arrests are still being made outside the US embassy in Nine Elms, south-west London.
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In a statement on X, the Metropolitan Police said: “So far this afternoon, officers have arrested 48 people.
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“The majority of arrests have been for expressing support for a proscribed organisation.
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“Officers remain at the scene and are continuing to make arrests.”
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Lambeth council leader criticises use of police resources for protest
The leader of Lambeth Council has criticised “local” police resources being used at the protest.
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Writing on X, Councillor Martin Abrams, who is the first Green leader of the London council, said he was “deeply concerned to see local police resources deployed and used in operations like this.”
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He said police in Lambeth were “already facing serious resourcing issues for vital community policing.”
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Images show further arrests
Further images show protesters being arrested at the demonstration outside the US Embassy.
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One shows a woman in a police van while another shows a woman holding up a sign in support of Palestine Action being led away by police.
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The Met Police had said those holding up signs in support of the proscribed group faced arrest.
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Police are yet to release figures on how many people jhave been arrested so far.
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First arrests made at protest
Images show people being carried away by police as the first arrests are made at the pro-Palestine protest outside the US Embassy in London.
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Section 35 dispersal order in place
The Met have brought in a Section 35 dispersal order in parts of central London from 8am to 11pm today.
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The order means police can order a person to leave the area or face arrest.
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Talking about its chosen location for the protest, Defend Our Juries claimed the Palestine Action ban was handed out to appease US President Donald Trump.
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In August, the US government announced sanctions against Palestine Action, designating it a terror group.
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Alongside the protest outside the US Embassy in London, a protest will take place outside the US consulate in Edinburgh.
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It claimed the protest would “highlight not only the 'Trumpian' nature of this unprecedented attack on free expression in our country, we will also expose what the ban on Palestine Action has always been about, appeasing Trump after Palestine Action spray painted his golf course and appeasing the Israeli weapons companies which Palestine Action disrupted.
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Why is the protest taking place?
Defend Our Juries has announced plans for protesters to hold up signs reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”.
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Its latest demonstration comes ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on the Palestine Action terror ban.
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Expressing support for the group is an offence under the Terrorism Act after it was proscribed in June 2025 by the UK government.
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It came after the group claimed responsibility for breaking into RAF Brize Norton last year where two military aircrafts were damaged.
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The government says Palestine Action meets the criteria for terrorism, which is the use or threat of serious violence, or serious damage to property, in a manner that is designed to influence any government or intimidate the public in order to advance a political, religious, racial or ideological cause.
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