Met says it will resume arresting people who show support for Palestine Action

Reversal by London police comes as Shabana Mahmood prepares an appeal against high court overturning ban on the group

The Metropolitan police has said it will resume arresting people who show support for Palestine Action just weeks after it said it would no longer do so following a high court ruling that the ban on the direct action group was unlawful.

After last month’s judgment, the Met police said it would immediately stop arresting people for such offences under the Terrorism Act but would gather evidence for potential future prosecutions.