Authorities have arrested over 40 people during a protest in central London. Demonstrators opposed the government's decision to classify the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.

Seventy-one arrests have been made at protests across the UK against Palestine Action being proscribed a terror group, police have said. Forces in London, Cardiff and Manchester each made a number of arrests on suspicion of terrorism offences.

British police have arrested over 80 individuals across the UK for supporting Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian protest group banned earlier this month under anti-terrorism laws. On Saturday alone,