London police arrest 212 people at protest over Palestine Action ban

First gathering since London High Court ruled ban on pro-Palestinian group unlawful in February

London’s Metropolitan Police said on Saturday they had arrested 212 people at a protest in Trafalgar Square opposing Britain’s banning of the Palestine Action group.

The gathering was the first since London’s High Court ruled in February that a ban designating the pro-Palestinian group as a terrorist organisation was unlawful.

UK Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood has been granted approval to appeal the ruling.

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Lawmakers banned Palestine Action — which accuses Britain’s government of complicity in Israeli war crimes in Gaza — under anti-terrorism legislation last July after some members broke into a Royal Air Force base.

During Saturday’s demonstration, placard-holding protesters, some wearing black and white Palestinian scarves and waving Palestinian flags, sat on the ground or on camping chairs.

London’s Metropolitan Police said in a post on X that they were “continuing to make arrests where people are showing support for a proscribed organisation”.

As of 14:50hrs officers have made 92 arrests, all for showing support for a proscribed organisation.

The ages of those arrested range from 27 - 82.

Officers are continuing to make more arrests and a group remains in Trafalgar Square.

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) April 11, 2026