More than 50 arrested at Palestine Action protest outside Labour conference
Merseyside Police said demonstrators were arrested for displaying material supporting Palestine Action, which the UK government proscribed under the Terrorism Act in 2025.
More than 50 people were arrested at a protest outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Sunday, according to Merseyside Police. The force said those arrested had displayed material supporting Palestine Action, which the UK government proscribed under the Terrorism Act in July 2025.
Defend Our Juries organised the demonstration, where more than 250 people sat outside the conference centre with banners supporting the group. The protest took place on the first day of the party’s annual conference.
Police said they respected the right to protest lawfully while seeking to maintain public safety and order. The report gives no final arrest count, individual charges or case outcomes.
Kerry Moscogiuri, chief executive of Amnesty International UK, called the arrests a “shameful attack on freedom of speech”. That criticism reflects the organisation’s view of the arrests; the supplied account does not report a legal finding on their grounds.
The protest forms part of a civil disobedience campaign since the proscription. The report says more than 3,600 people have been arrested for showing support for Palestine Action.
