Police have made more than 200 arrests at protests across the country today as the UK was engulfed by a wave of pro-Palestine and anti-migrant demonstrations - with former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzem Begg among those held.
In London, the Metropolitan Police have cracked down on protesters after they swarmed Parliament Square holding placards in support of the proscribed terror group Palestine Action.
Chaos ensued shortly after the protest began just before 1pm, as officers were seen lifting protesters - some sitting and some lying flat - off the ground before escorting them away.
A video shared by protest organisers Defend Our Juries appeared to show a blind man in a wheelchair being arrested by officers as he was escorted from the area to chants of 'shame on you' from other protesters.
The group claimed between 600 and 700 people are participating in the protest today and claimed the Met were preparing for 'the largest mass arrest in their history'.
