More than 20 people have been arrested in London after a protest in support of the banned group Palestine Action, the Metropolitan Police has said. Pictures from the demonstration showed a small group holding placards reading "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action" in Westminster.

British police arrested more than 20 people in London on Saturday for allegedly supporting the newly banned group Palestine Action, just hours after the ban officially came into force. The arrests took place in Parliament Square,

Protesters gathered on Parliament Square to oppose the Home Office decision to proscribe the group as a terror organisation