The Metropolitan Police has condemned the "intolerable" abuse allegedly suffered by officers who were "kicked and spat on" as they arrested more than 400 people at a protest against the banning of Palestine Action as a terror group.

The arrests were made on Saturday at a protest in London against the banning of the proscribed terror group.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Claire Smart, who led the policing operation, said: "In carrying out their duties today, our officers have been punched, kicked, spat on and had objects thrown at them by protesters.

"It is intolerable that those whose job it is to enforce the law and keep people safe - in this case arresting individuals committing offences under the Terrorism Act - should be subject to this level of abuse."

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