Met ready for busy weekend of protests and other events

Officers are preparing for a busy weekend in London ahead of two significant protests and a number of other events.

On Saturday there will be protests in Westminster and in Tower Hamlets.

A march organised by a number of groups under the Palestine Coalition banner will form up on Piccadilly, in the vicinity of Green Park Station, from midday. They will set off at 13:00hrs via Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Cockspur Street and into Whitehall where a rally will take place.

A counter-protest, organised by the group Stop the Hate, will take place in Coventry Street which is just off of Piccadilly Circus.

We have imposed conditions under the Public Order Act on both protests. The details of these are set out below.

Another protest, organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, will take place outside the Royal Mint at the north end of Tower Bridge. The protest is in opposition to plans to build a new Chinese Embassy on the site. It is expected to get underway at 15:00hrs.

A similar protest in February saw attendees spilling into the highway with conditions having to be imposed by the senior officer protest. On this occasion, conditions have been imposed in advance requiring those attending to gather in a specified area in Mansell Street. Further details can be found below.

This weekend will also see tens of thousands of football fans visiting London ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup Final at Wembley. We have provided further information for those fans on our website, including details of dispersal orders and restrictions on alcohol that will be in force.

A key difference this weekend compared to previous years is the closure of Trafalgar Square. It is typically a favourite gathering point for fans, but on Saturday it will be unavailable due to ongoing preparations for the St Patrick’s Day celebrations on Sunday.

Details of the conditions in place are below:

Palestine Coalition

Section 14 – Public Order Act

Any person participating in the ‘Palestine Coalition’, ‘Palestine Solidarity Campaign’ or ‘National Demonstration for Palestine’ assembly on Saturday, 15 March 2025 in preparation for the organised procession must not assemble before 12:00hrs.

Any person participating in the ‘Palestine Coalition’, ‘Palestine Solidarity Campaign’ or ‘National Demonstration for Palestine’ assembly on Saturday, 15 March 2025 must remain within the shaded area on the map below (Piccadilly) until such time as the procession commences along the prescribed route.

Section 12 – Public Order Act

Any person participating in the ‘Palestine Coalition’, ‘Palestine Solidarity Campaign’ or ‘National Demonstration for Palestine’ procession must not deviate from the route specified on the map below, namely Piccadilly to Haymarket to Cockspur Street to Whitehall.

Section 14 – Public Order Act

Any person participating in the ‘Palestine Coalition’, ‘Palestine Solidarity Campaign’, ‘National Demonstration for Palestine’ assembly on Saturday, 15 March 2025 must remain within the shaded area on the map below (Whitehall).

Any stage being used for the ‘Palestine Coalition’, ‘Palestine Solidarity Campaign’, ‘National Demonstration for Palestine’ assembly must be in the location specified on the map below (Whitehall).

The ‘Palestine Coalition’, ‘Palestine Solidarity Campaign’, ‘National Demonstration for Palestine’ assembly must conclude by 16:30hrs on Saturday, 15 March 2025.

Stop the Hate assembly

Section 14 – Public Order Act

Any person participating in the ‘Stop the Hate’ assembly or any assembly protesting against the ‘National Demonstration for Palestine’ assemblies and procession on Saturday, 15 March 2025 must remain within the shaded area on the map below (Coventry Street).

Chinese Embassy protest assembly

Section 14 – Public Order Act

Any person participating in the ‘Proposed Chinese Embassy’ assembly or any assembly protesting against the building of a new Embassy of the People’s Republic of China on Saturday, 15 March 2025 must remain with the shaded area on the map below.