Palestine Action protesters arrested outside UK Labour Party conference

Demonstrators protest against UK government’s proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.Published On 28 Sep 202628 Sep 2026Police in the United Kingdom have arrested more than 50 people protesting in support of the banned Palestine Action group outside a Labour Party conference in the northwestern English city of Liverpool.The local Merseyside Police confirmed the arrests in a statement published on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UK Prime Minister vows not to ‘stand by’ as Palestinians sufferlist 2 of 3Pro-Palestine Action group to rally at Labour conference led by Burnhamlist 3 of 3‘Stop arming Israel’: Pro-Palestine protesters march on Labour conferenceend of listThe police said those taken into custody at the protest, organised by Defend Our Juries, had displayed material in support of Palestine Action, proscribed as a “terrorist” group by the Labour government in July 2025 under the Terrorism Act.According to the statement, police respected the rights of people to protest lawfully while aiming to keep the peace and ensure the public are safe.A police officer speaks to a supporter of the group Palestine Action as demonstrators gather to p...