Protester, 83, among pro-Palestine Action arrests

Protestors were arrested outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool

An 83-year-old was arrested alongside 64 other people at a pro-Palestine protest in Liverpool city centre.

They were arrested on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action, which was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in July.

The protests happened on the first day of Labour Party Conference, which is being staged at the ACC Liverpool until Wednesday.

A group of around fifty people sat on the grass outside the venue holding handwritten placards reading "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action".

Palestine Action was proscribed under the Terrorism Act in July

Merseyside Police said the youngest person to be arrested was 21 and the oldest, 83.

Supporters clapped and cheered as the arrests were made, with some being carried off by multiple officers.

The government proscribed the group under the Terrorism Act in July, making membership of or support of the group a criminal offence, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.