At least 200 people have been arrested at a demonstration in London in support of proscribed group Palestine Action, police say
Protesters simultaneously unveiled signs with the same message
Noted.
Friendly reminder, ACAB!
Fuck this government!
I still think this is, in effect, police and protesters working in collaboration to send a message to the government about how stupid it was to proscribe PA.
They should be very proud of themselves. FFS
Labour literally handing the next election to conman Nigel Farage.
it is outrageous, becoming typical of this weak and cowardly government, using police and justice resources against peaceful and/ or non violent protesters to try to intimidate whilst pandering to genocide committing governments and far right bullies and charlatans, I am truly disgusted
They support Hamas, whether they know it or not.
Hamas is not the way to any solution.
Officer on the left appears to have nazified his cap. Horses for courses?
They don't have 200 cells available
The Guardian reports 365
Cooper and Starmer have made themselves a laughing stock by their ridiculous over-reaction.
We need 2000 people carrying signs...
I take it the bill will be arresting israelean activists for supporting terrorism, genocide and mass murder.
No. I thought not.
RELEASE THEM ALL
Hitlerite fucking country
Disgraceful suppression of free speech by Labour. For a Labour Home Secretary to be the driving force for this action & banning an organisation as a knee jerk reaction makes yet another policy look like a continuation of the past Tory government. No wonder REFORM are gaining ground! 😠
This is nuts. I'm not sure what else to say about it. Making terrorists out of people protesting children and other civilians being murdered is just mad. Hopefully, any trials being held - whenever they might happen - will aquit these people. The government seriously needs to rethink this.
Why ?
What's the point ?
Absolutely stupid
The strategists for these groups are utter cretins
Fuck the Labour party.
Fuck the police.
Free Palestine and lock up Netanyahu...I mean, for god's sake the man's a proscribed war criminal! 🤬
I never thought I'd see in my lifetime a government in the UK that would have people arrested for opposing genocide. Anyone still supporting Starmer's Labour government should hang their heads in shame.
sigh
I really hope that those who have jobs have thought very carefully about what happens when you don't declare a criminal conviction to your employer, or what happens when you do.
The government will just double-down, and the Police will make a point of arresting every single one.
Funny, the peaceful protestors against a genocide are manhandled during a performative arrest ….
Far right though, they chat to the bastards.
Following on the just stop oil prosecutions this is bollox
Round 'em up. Shackle them. Make them work in the coal mines.
Any arrests for attacking hotels housing refugees? Oppose ethnic cleansing and genocide and in the eyes of Starmer/Lammy/ Cooper you are a terrorist and need arresting to protect the state. Maybe time to proscribe labour friends of Israel as a terrorist group. Supporting genocide not a good look
We’ll all sleep a lot safer in our beds…
The 20% of the UK electorate who inflicted this Red Tory shit-storm on us must be so proud of the change they're brought!
Excellent, wonderful…….and the remaining British patriots who tried to murder people in hotels, attempted murder on the police, costing the country millions of pounds for additional security and pissing on memorials of dead children? I assume they will be detained shortly as well?
I’m guessing that compares with zero arrests of racists trying to burn down a hotel in Epping?
I feel very strongly about the genocide in Palestine. I also think that its possible that PA are not worth getting arrested for. Other protests are more powerful, and less "come on, arrest me then". People are not protesting about Gaza here, they are sticking 2 fingers up to gvt, with consequences.
How not to get reelected. Pathetic overreach by a cowardly government.
The arrests are the true crime along with the unmitigated genocide.
Yes the UK Govt don’t gave a problem with the far right fascists but people protesting against an actual genocide are arrested. It’s so fucked up.
"The Metropolitan Police said it had drawn officers in from other forces to help form a "significant policing presence."
This is going to cost the taxpayer a fortune and they'll need to release actual criminals to imprison all the pensioners and Vicars.
A disgrace
We were only obeying orders...
A VERY SIMPLE REMINDER....
Palestine. Action NOW.
Done...... ..
Pathetic, Starmer!
What is the penalty /fine?
Appalling. Starmer's continuity Tory Govt has got a lot to answer for.
Imagine telling people in the 00s this is what the government would consider a 'terrorist' in 2025 (lol)
This will end up biting the government in the arse.
I wonder if it's crossed our Government's mind that it's making itself look stupid. Is there anyone in charge to say this isn't clever and won't be forgotten at the next election?
Ridiculous
Perhaps if they assault a 63 year old at St. Pancras they will be dealt with more leniently.
It’s Labour, Jim, but not as we know it!
Insanity
Fabulous, Palestine will be the death of this Labour government. Next, we will end up with actual fascists in power who will do much worse by actually bombing innocents if they get paid enough by the USA. What a fucked up world.
I think patriotism is silly. Why anyone be proud of something they have control over? That they didn't work to achieve? That's my logical position. So maybe there should be another word for it as I've just sat at home today on my arse...but these people make me proud to be British.
🤬🤬🤬🤬
Fuck me Labour and I say this as a 'fan'. Is this the best you can do?
Almost 500...
Double that now.
Actively supporting genocide, as the UK regime does, is illegal under multiple international laws and treaties.
The government has a clear duty to oppose genocide, rather than jailing those who oppose it on trumped up terrorism charges.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocid...
Utterly ridiculous!
