Total number of Palestine Action support arrests rises to 522

Hundreds attended the demonstration in Parliament Square on Saturday, organised by Defend Our Juries, with the force warning it would arrest anyone expressing support for Palestine Action

Protesters sat on the grass in Parliament Square during Saturday’s demonstration Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA

The number of people arrested for supporting banned group Palestine Action at a protest in central London has risen to more than 520.

Only 18 of those people remained in custody on Sunday afternoon but were expected to be released on bail “in the coming hours”, the London Metropolitan Police said.