LONDON: British prime minister Keir Starmer faces mounting criticism after hundreds of people were detained during a demonstration in Parliament Square in London at the weekend against the government’s decision to ban Palestine Action. The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested 532 people on Saturday, 522 of them for displaying items in support of the proscribed group. A breakdown of the arrest figures released on Sunday revealed that 348 of those apprehended were age 50 or over, The Independent newspaper reported.

Met police says it has drawn officers from other forces to form ‘significant presence’ in busy weekend of protests

More than 50 people protesting against Britain's decision to ban the Palestine Action group were arrested outside parliament on Saturday, London's Metropolitan Police said.