More than 350 arrests for supporting proscribed group Palestine Action as group vows to continue protest action

More than 350 people have been arrested for supporting proscribed group Palestine Action at a demo against the ban on the activist group in Trafalgar Square, London, today, October 4 2025.

The Met Police posted on X that was the amount of people it had arrested by 5:20pm.

The force said: "As of 5.20pm, 355 people had been arrested for supporting a proscribed organisation.

"The majority of people still remaining in Trafalgar Square are onlookers who are holding placards in support of Palestine Action.

"Many of those arrested won’t walk out of the square and need to be carried, something that requires a minimum of five officers to do safely."

Supporters have claimed that among those arrested was a blind man.

A post on X with a video of him being moved by officers said: "Police arrest a blind man with a walking cane. He was a holding a sign that states "I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action" in Trafalgar Square, London."

The group Defend Our Juries is planning another demo next month.

It posted: "The mass defiance of the ban will only grow until the proscription is overturned. Join the next phase of the resistance in November."

There were calls for such demos to be postponed after the terror attack on a Manchester synagogue on Thursday