Westminster, UK – Fifteen supporters of the Take Back Power campaign were arrested during a nonviolence training event at the Westminster Quaker Meeting House on the evening of March 1, 2026.

Police entered the meeting house at around 18:35 and arrested 15 people on suspicion of conspiracy to commit theft. Two of those arrested were acting as legal observers. During the raid, an ambulance was called after one participant suffered a panic attack.

Those arrested were taken to Brixton and Walworth police stations. One person was later bailed, while 14 remain in custody.

A Take Back Power spokesperson said: “The police arrested fifteen ordinary people in a place of worship for discussing nonviolent civil disobedience. This draconian overreach shows what the state is willing to do to protect corporate profits and billionaires, while ordinary people struggle to put food on the table. The state is scared of civil disobedience because it works. But when the super-rich have captured our politics, nonviolent civil disobedience is the only choice we have to take back our power.”

The MET police referenced last year’s raid on Westminster Quakers and the arrests of Youth Demand supporters meeting about the genocide in Gaza, which drew widespread condemnation from faith groups. One of those arrested this evening had also been detained during last year’s raid.

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