More than 400 people have been arrested over protests supporting the proscribed group Palestine Action, as demonstrators defied calls to reconsider in the wake of the Manchester synagogue terror attack.

Two days after the attack in Crumpsall, crowds of people gathered in central London on Saturday to call on the government to reverse the ban on the proscribed group.

Organisers of the protest, Defend Our Juries, said 1,000 people attended the event to "oppose genocide and the Palestine Action ban".

Before the demonstration even began, six people were arrested for unfurling banners which read "I oppose genocide" and "I support Palestine Action" on Westminster Bridge.

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The bulk of the arrests were made in Trafalgar Square, where protesters held placards s

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