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Six people were held after protesters climbed the Battle of Britain memorial. Organisers put the crowd at 250,000, far above the Met's own forecast of 10,000.
Key facts
- The Met made 20 arrests at the march on Saturday 10 October 2026
- Six people were held on suspicion of criminal damage at the Battle of Britain memorial
- Organisers said 250,000 attended, while the Met had forecast as many as 10,000
- About 30 people joined a Stop The Hate counter-protest outside New Scotland Yard
The Metropolitan Police arrested 20 people during Saturday’s national march for Palestine in central London. Marchers gathered on the Embankment at midday and then moved on to a rally in Whitehall.
The Palestine Coalition, which organised the march, said 250,000 people took part. The Met has not yet published its own count. Its forecast before the day was that as many as 10,000 might turn out.
Why the Met made arrests at the Palestine march
Police said six people were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after protesters climbed on to the Battle of Britain memorial on Victoria Embankment. A seventh person was held on suspicion of assaulting an officer while those arrests were being made.
Two people were arrested after refusing to remove face coverings when officers told them to. The Met had warned before the march that it would use Public Order Act powers to make people take off masks worn to hide their identity. A man and a woman were held for carrying placards in support of Palestine Action, which is a proscribed organisation. Police said a further arrest was made over a Nazi salute.
Counter-protest outside New Scotland Yard
About 30 people joined a counter-protest outside New Scotland Yard organised by Stop The Hate, a campaign group led by Jewish activists. Police lines and metal barriers separated the two sides as the march went by.
The Met had imposed conditions on both the march and the counter-protest, saying they were needed “to minimise the risk of serious disruption to communities”. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Carl Galvin led the policing operation, and the force fixed the route and finish time beforehand.
The march came three years after 7 October, and a two-minute silence was held for those who lost their lives in Gaza.
Key questions
How many people were arrested at the Palestine march in London?
The Metropolitan Police said 20 people were arrested.
Where did the Palestine march go?
Marchers gathered on the Embankment at midday and moved on to a rally in Whitehall.
How many people went to the Palestine march?
The organisers, the Palestine Coalition, said 250,000. The Met has not given a figure, but its forecast before the day was as many as 10,000.
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