Overview

• The Home Office announced the shift a day after a silent sit‑in at Trafalgar Square led to 488 arrests for showing support for the proscribed group Palestine Action.
• Scotland Yard and ministers had urged organizers to pause rallies following a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue, but the London protest went ahead.
• The proposal would empower senior officers to restrict, relocate, or impose tighter conditions on repeated demonstrations, with legislation to be introduced in Parliament.
• Authorities say more than 2,000 people have been arrested since Palestine Action was banned in July, with over 130 terrorism charges brought in related cases.
• Civil liberties groups and organizers condemned the plan as a curb on peaceful dissent, highlighting arrests of elderly and disabled participants, while ministers cited community safety concerns, particularly among Jewish residents.