(../../../../favicon_aje.ico) Palestine Action protesters arrested outside UK Labour Party conference | Censorship News | Al Jazeera    (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/28/palestine-action-protesters-arrested-outside-uk-labour-party-conference)                                                (https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml)  (https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/9/28/palestine-action-protesters-arrested-outside-uk-labour-party-conference)  (https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AFP__20260927__C9GQ7RP__v1__HighRes__BritainPoliticsLabourConferencePalestineConflic-1790556488.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)  (../../../../wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AFP__20260927__C9GQ7RP__v1__HighRes__BritainPoliticsLabourConferencePalestineConflic-1790556488.jpg@resize=770,513&quality=80)     (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (../../../../static/css/vendor~main~d08ff9cb.24bf1742.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~748942c6.6c6e15fe.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~b07b7304.e3bc53a0.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~6e6dca10.74fd263a.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~5db14389.a7dc5dd5.r2.chunk.css) (https://www.aljazeera.com/static/media/Roboto-Bold.52bb58c8.woff2) (https://www.aljazeera.com/static/media/Roboto-Regular.c5bf51b6.woff2)  (../../../../static/css/vendor~aje/containers/home-page~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-blo~5f903362.2e08e417.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/component~aje/containers/home-page~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-~41c72a2c.3f309873.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/component~aje/containers/home-page~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-~06be7c11.0625e98d.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/common~493df0b3.ec3ab9b5.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/pages/article-page~493df0b3.accd71c7.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/common~493df0b3.ec3ab9b5.r2.chunk.css)   Skip links (palestine-action-protesters-arrested-outside-uk-labour-party-conference@traffic_source=rss.html#main-content-area) Skip to Content  (https://www.aljazeera.com/)          (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/live) play    Live    Sign up  Show navigation menu     Navigation menu (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/) News    Show more news sections  (https://www.aljazeera.com/africa/) Africa   (https://www.aljazeera.com/asia/) Asia   (https://www.aljazeera.com/us-canada/) US & Canada   (https://www.aljazeera.com/latin-america/) Latin America   (https://www.aljazeera.com/europe/) Europe   (https://www.aljazeera.com/asia-pacific/) Asia Pacific      (https://www.aljazeera.com/middle-east/) Middle East   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/explainer/) Explained   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sports) Sport   (https://www.aljazeera.com/opinion/) Opinion   (https://www.aljazeera.com/videos/) Video   More   Show more sections  (https://www.aljazeera.com/aljazeera-originals) Originals   (https://www.aljazeera.com/features/) Features   (https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/) Economy   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/human-rights/) Human Rights   (https://www.aljazeera.com/climate-crisis) Climate Crisis   (https://www.aljazeera.com/investigations/) Investigations   (https://www.aljazeera.com/interactives/) Interactives   (https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/) In Pictures   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/science-and-technology/) Science & Technology   (https://www.aljazeera.com/audio/podcasts) Podcasts   (https://www.aljazeera.com/travel) Travel   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sponsored/) Sponsored Content        (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/live) play    Live    Click here to search search     Sign up        (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/) News |(https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/censorship/) Censorship   Palestine Action protesters arrested outside UK Labour Party conference Demonstrators protest against UK government’s proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.   Listen   Listen (3 mins)       Save       Share Palestine Action protesters arrested outside UK Labour Party conference on social media share-nodes    Share (https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fg2yryn) facebook      (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Palestine%20Action%20protesters%20arrested%20outside%20UK%20Labour%20Party%20conference&source=sharethiscom&related=sharethis&via=AJEnglish&url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fg2yryn) x    (whatsapp://send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fg2yryn) whatsapp-stroke    (https://aje.news/g2yryn)  copylink          google       Add Al Jazeera on Google  info      (Police officers arrest a protester during a demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action outside the conference venue on the first day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 27, 2026 [Oli Scarff/AFP])   Police arrest a protester during a demonstration in support of Palestine Action outside the conference venue on the first day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on September 27, 2026 [Oli Scarff/AFP]   (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458)     By  (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458) Al Jazeera Staff , AFPand DPA   Published On 28 Sep 2026 28 Sep 2026    Police in the United Kingdom have arrested more than 50 people protesting in support of the banned Palestine Action group outside a Labour Party conference in the northwestern English city of Liverpool. The local Merseyside Police confirmed the arrests in a statement published on Sunday. 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According to the statement, police respected the rights of people to protest lawfully while aiming to keep the peace and ensure the public are safe. (A policeman speaks to a supporter of the proscribed group Palestine Action as they gather to protest outside the conference venue on the first day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England on September 27, 2026 [Oli Scarff/AFP])  A police officer speaks to a supporter of the group Palestine Action as demonstrators gather to protest outside the conference venue on the first day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on September 27, 2026 [Oli Scarff/AFP]  More than 250 protesters sat outside the conference centre holding banners with words supporting the group on Sunday, before dozens of police began making arrests. English band Massive Attack singer (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/27/massive-attack-singer-arrested-over-pro-palestine-protest-in-uk) Robert Del Naja was among those arrested. After asking demonstrators if they were going to continue holding up the signs, officers led people away, telling them they had been arrested under the Terrorism Act. Reporting from Liverpool, Al Jazeera correspondent Milena Veselinovic said the protesters wanted to put proscription “front and centre of the UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s agenda” on the first day of his party’s annual conference. Advertisement    “Being arrested is nothing in comparison to what the people in Gaza are going through, and it’s also worth it, because this is about our right to free speech,” one protester told Al Jazeera.      Another said that “there are priests, there are healthcare workers, there are people who deeply care, and deeply care about right and wrong.” Kerry Moscogiuri, chief executive of Amnesty International UK, said protesting “is one of the most effective tools” to make government leaders listen and described the arrests as “a truly shameful attack on freedom of speech”. “The new prime minister can reform our laws so that communities are protected in coming together and demonstrating on the issues they care about. Will he do so?” she said. Activists also confronted Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband inside a restaurant in Liverpool, demanding that he lift the ban on the group and declare Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The activists left after Miliband reportedly refused to comment.      A civil disobedience campaign has emerged since Palestine Action was outlawed in July 2025, with more than 3,600 people arrested for showing their support for the group, often while holding signs reading, “I oppose genocide. 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