Up to 30 arrests as thousands join pro-Palestine rally in Westminster - Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally took place in Whitehall after huge row over its planned route’s proximity to a synagogue

These included the brutal arrest by a 10-man police snatch squad of Chris Nineham, a leading figure in the Stop the War Coalition (STWC).

A total of 77 people were arrested during Saturday’s Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) protest that police say involved a coordinated effort to breach public order conditions. The PSC is strongly disputing the police interpretation of events in central London.

Scuffles caught on camera after demonstrators broke through police lines resulting in highest number of arrests over more than 20 marches

The Metropolitan Police have blocked an upcoming pro-Palestine march from gathering near a synagogue in central London. Protesters targeting the BBC were planning to gather outside Broadcasting House in Portland Place on Saturday January 18 before marching to Whitehall.

Met. Police make clear that it will prevent the Palestine Solidarity Campaign from gathering outside the BBC headquarters, down the street from the Central London Synagogue.

MPs Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have agreed to be interviewed under caution by police following a pro-Palestinian rally in central London on Saturday, the BBC understands. The former Labour leader,

The former Labour leader was accused of breaking through police lines at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in central London

Several thousand Pro-Palestinian supporters have taken part in a demonstration in central London. The rally - the latest UK protest organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) since the war in Gaza began in 2023 - comes as Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and hostage release deal.