Overview

• Student groups plan walkouts and rallies on Tuesday across multiple campuses, including a London inter‑university march starting 2pm at King’s College London and passing LSE and UCL before ending at SOAS.
• Organisers have rejected appeals to postpone the events on the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks, a decision condemned by Jewish leaders and student bodies following last week’s deadly Manchester synagogue attack.
• The Home Secretary announced plans to amend sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act to let police consider the cumulative impact of repeated protests and impose tighter conditions.
• Reports cite roughly 488 to 500 arrests at a pro‑Palestine Action demonstration in London over the weekend, underscoring heightened policing around related events.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged students not to attend and called the planned rallies unpatriotic, while Jewish organisations warned the timing causes maximum distress to Jewish students.