Protesters chant ‘shame on you’ at Met Police as government moves to ban Palestine Action

Watch as protesters clash with police in London on Monday (23 June) at a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine Action.

Protesters gathered in Trafalgar Square as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced she would ban the group under anti-terrorism laws following its vandalism of two planes at an RAF base on Friday (20 June).

Officers from the Metropolitan Police were filmed clashing with numerous demonstrators, some wearing black face coverings and waving Palestine flags, whilst chants of “shame on you” were heard.

Police said 13 arrests were made at the protest.

On Sunday (22 June), Palestine Action was banned by the force from protesting outside parliament, leading the activists to move the demonstration to Trafalgar Square instead.

This article was amended on 26 June 2025. The headline previously stated that a ban on Palestine Action had been ‘confirmed’, but this was inaccurate. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper had said she intended to proscribe the group, but this has to be ratified by Parliament.