Overview

• The Metropolitan Police said 64 people have been charged for expressing support at central London demonstrations on July 5 and 12.
• Defendants are due in court on several dates in October and face a maximum sentence of six months' imprisonment if convicted.
• Police report more than 700 arrests since the July 5 ban, with 67 people charged to date, including the 64 linked to the July London protests.
• Commander Dominic Murphy warned that supporting a proscribed organisation carries serious consequences, while noting thousands continue to protest lawfully.
• Downing Street reiterated that backing a proscribed organisation is an offence after author Sally Rooney was warned about funding, as UN experts and campaigners question the terrorism designation and a judicial review has been granted leave.