Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have agreed to be questioned by police after holding a pro-Palestinian march in central London on Saturday.

Ten people have been charged with public order offenses after protesters allegedly breached regulations as they marched through the city, breaching police cordons in the process.

The Palestine Solidarity Movement (PSC) protest, which had seen thousands of people gather to demonstrate against Israel's 15-month war in the Gaza Strip, ended after police canceled a planned march past the BBC and near a synagogue. Change to static assembly.

Conditions were also established that prohibited persons from entering specific areas.

After speaking at the rally, former Labor leader Corbyn and the party's former shadow chancellor McDonnell marched from Whitehall to Trafalgar Square.

The Metropolitan Police announced on Saturday that 77 people had been arrested, the highest number of arrests at more than 20 national PSC protests since October 2023.

Police detained 65 people for breaching conditions, including five for public order, two for obstructing police, one for supporting a banned organization, one for inciting racial hatred, one for common assault and one for common assault. One person was detained for assaulting emergency workers and one person was detained for inciting racial hatred. sexual assault.

Police said on Sunday that a 75-year-old man, believed to be Corbyn, and a 73-year-old man, believed to be MacDonald, would be questioned in the afternoon. A 61-year-old man will also be questioned.

Scotland Yard said on Sunday that 24 people had been released on bail and 48 remained in custody.

Those charged with public order offenses include Christopher Nineham, 62, of Bow, London, deputy chairman of the Stop the War Alliance and chief steward of the march.

The others are Piers Corbyn, 77, brother of the former Labor leader, from Elephant and Castle, London; Angela Zelter, 73, from Powys Knighton; Tessa Roe-Stanton, 20; Starr Thomas, 20; Christian Adair, 23, both from Brockley, London; Monday Rosenfeld, 21 Matthew Brennan, 44, from Limehouse, London; David Ok, 40, from Kilburn, London. They are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court this week.

The Met said in a statement: "The conditions were drawn up after taking into account the cumulative impact of prolonged protests on London's Jews, particularly those that often occur near synagogues on the Jewish holy days of Saturday."

The report added that police identified a coordinated effort to breach the conditions, preventing protesters from gathering near a synagogue not far from Portland Place.

Commander Adam Slonecki, who oversees police operations, said: “Yesterday we saw people deliberately breaching conditions and trying to walk out of Whitehall, including protest organizers.

"This is a serious escalation of criminal activity and we are taking this incident very seriously. Officers are working around the clock to pursue those involved."

Police blocked entrances and exits to the square to contain the protests, the Palestinian Authority reported. The Muslim Society of Britain criticized the Met's decision to block the march, calling it a "brutal attack on democracy, freedom of assembly and freedom of expression".