Pro-Palestine activist arrested at Labour conference

After a short while, six officers, some in plain clothes, were seen physically removing the suspect through the conference’s secure zone and away from the gathered activists.

Merseyside Police said in a statement: “We arrested a woman outside the ACC Liverpool yesterday (Tuesday 24 September) after a mobile phone was thrown at a police officer’s face.

“At around 6pm, officers approached a woman in a group of protestors as she was suspected of carrying forged passes.

“The suspect was detained and as she was led away, she threw a mobile phone at the officer, striking her on the face causing swelling to her lip.”

They went on, “A 19-year-old woman from Liverpool city centre was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police constable in the execution of their duty. She remains in custody.”

Both the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s speech yesterday and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’s on Monday were interrupted by hecklers chanting pro-Palestine slogans.

Both quickly retorted about how the heckles signified a changed Labour Party focused more on government rather than protest.