Palestine Action protesters need to be arrested in order to avoid 'two-tier policing', a Cabinet minister suggested today.
Defence Secretary John Healey warned 'there have to be consequences' for those supporting the banned terror organisation.
He was challenged over the Government's stance on protests against the group's proscription after almost 900 demonstrators were arrested at a London rally.
An estimated 1,500 people took part in the protest in Parliament Square, Westminster, on Saturday and police have condemned 'intolerable' abuse that officers suffered.
It followed mass arrests at previous demonstrations against the banning of Palestine Action in recent weeks.
