The co-founder of a pro-Palestinian campaign group sought on Monday to challenge the British government's decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws, a move her lawyers said had "the hallmarks of an authoritarian and blatant abuse of power".

Police officers are getting the law wrong when shutting down legal pro- Palestine protests using terrorism laws, a High Court judge has said. The government controversially decided to designed Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, making it a crime to express any support for the direct action protest group.

More than 100 people protesting the decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terror group have been arrested across the UK. Demonstrations in support of the pro-Palestine activist group took place in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol and Truro on Saturday.