“More than 300 arrested after supporting Palestine Action during US embassy protest”

Key points

• Metropolitan Police arrested 325 people at the Nine Elms protest.
• 320 suspects were detained under the Terrorism Act for support of a proscribed organisation.
• The protest occurred outside the US embassy in Nine Elms, southwest London.
• Palestine Action was proscribed in June 2025, making support an offence.
• The demonstration preceded a Supreme Court appeal on Palestine Action’s designation.