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".

Banning Palestine Action as a terror organisation had the hallmarks of a “blatant abuse of power” and made the UK an “international outlier”, the High Court has heard.The group’s co-founder Huda Ammori is making a bid to legally challenge Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe the group under anti-terror laws,

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.