Media coverage of Westminster Meeting House police raid
The police raid on Westminster Quaker Meeting house on Thursday, 27 March 2025, has led to a huge outpouring of concern over disproportionate policing, and widespread media coverage.
Press
Thursday 3 April
- The Guardian Vilified, arrested, held incommunicado: that's the price of protest in Britain today
- The
Independent I
was one of the women arrested at a Quaker meeting house. Why?
- Christian
Today Quakers
respond to police raid with worship meeting outside Scotland Yard
- Hot Air The Quaker Meeting House Raid Shames the Met
Wednesday 2 April
- Morning Star Policing: by consent or coercion?
Tuesday 1 April
- The Guardian Questions raised by Met police raid on Quaker meeting house
- Morning Star Silent Quaker meeting to be held outside Scotland Yard to protest against police raid | Morning Star
- The Mirror Police raid at Quaker meeting condemned as 'unprecedented level of police repression'
- The National Quaker meeting house raid is an admission of a losing argument
- Church Times Police raid on Westminster Quaker Meeting House sparks criticism
- ABC Listen Quakers mentioned from 4.45 Ian Dunt's UK: why did London police arrest activists in a Quaker meeting house?
- Independent Catholic News Calls grow to restore rights after police raid on Quaker Meeting House
Monday 31 March
- The Telegraph The Quakers are no strangers to disruptive Left-wing activism
- The Spectator The police raid on a Quaker meeting house is unforgivable
- Inkl (Evening Standard) Who are the protestors behind Youth Demand, the pro-Palestine climate activism group?
- GB News There seems to be an extraordinary breakdown in the concept of defence of free speech
- LBC Police raided our Quaker meeting house. Crackdowns on peaceful protest should worry everyone
- Premier Christian News Christian Aid condemns police raid on Quaker meeting house as “chilling"
- London Review of Books As the Met bruised in
Sunday 30 March
- The Sunday Times Met Police smash down door of Quaker meeting house to arrest activists
- The Guardian Youth Demand says more protesters have signed up since Quaker house raid
- The Independent Quakers condemn Met Police raid as six arrested in Westminster meeting house
- BBC Quakers condemn arrests of activists at meeting house
- The New York Times London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House
- Morning Star Quakers condemn police raid after six arrested at Westminster Meeting House
- Daily Mail Quakers so incensed by 'ridiculously heavy-handed' police raid that they 'didn't even offer officers a cup of tea'
- Daily Mail Dozens of police officers batter down door of pacifist Quaker meeting house to arrest activists 'discussing climate change and Gaza'
- The Sun Cops who want to catch actual criminals must be in despair over 'non-crime hate incidents' | The Sun
- The Sun Fury as cops smash down door of Quaker meeting house to arrest women sitting in circle eating hummus and bread sticks
- Sky News 'Ridiculously heavy-handed' Metropolitan Police criticised after raid on Quaker meeting house to arrest protesters
- The Standard Quakers condemn Met Police over 'aggressive' arrests at 'shut down London' protest meeting
- The Tablet Quakers condemn 'criminalisation of protest' after police raid - The Tablet
Saturday 29 March
- GB News Police arrest six women who vowed to 'shut down London' over Gaza meeting at Christian house
Friday 28 March
- CNN Quakers say London police arrested six people at meeting on climate change, Gaza
- AOL Quakers say London police arrested six people at meeting on climate change, Gaza
- Swawkbox 30+ Met police smash down Quaker meeting house doors to raid anti-genocide gathering
- The Canary Youth Demand supporters RAIDED by cops across UK as outrageous clampdown begins
- Independent Catholic News Westminster: Police raid Quaker Meeting House
Broadcast:
- Times Radio on YouTube 'Utterly inappropriate' arrests made on six women in Quaker meeting house
- Talk Radio on YouTube “Police Look Sheepish!" | Police Armed With Tasers Raid Quaker Meeting House
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, BBC 1, timestamp 45.30 Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg - Justin Welby and Abuse in the Church of England - BBC iPlayer