Two individuals were arrested for racially aggravated public order offences during a pro-Palestinian protest outside the Ministry of Justice in Westminster, where demonstrators supported hunger strikers. The Metropolitan Police had warned that chanting phrases like ‘globalise the intifada’ would lead to arrests due to concerns following a recent terror attack. Activists, including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, gathered peacefully, despite some scuffles with police. Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell criticized the arrests, asserting that such slogans represent lawful free speech.
