Seven Take Back Power supporters have been arrested at a nonviolence training event held in Salford today. Take Back Power is a nonviolent campaign demanding a tax on extreme wealth, to be decided by a ‘House of the People.’ [1]
At around 13:15, officers arrested a group of Take Back Power supporters in Peel Park in Salford. All remain in police custody for questioning. [2]
Today’s raid follows the raids of nonviolence training sessions in Falmouth and London yesterday, in addition to house raids. Six were arrested at the training session in London and a seventh person handed themselves into police.
A Take Back Power spokesperson said:
“The police are arresting people at generic training sessions that simply teach the history and principles of staying nonviolent. The police know the people attending these sessions aren’t discussing action designs. This is simply an attempt to intimidate people who might consider opposing the criminality of the wealthy and powerful people destroying our country.
The real conspiracy to steal is the one the super rich have carried out against all of us. They have stolen the fruits of ordinary people’s labour and have funnelled it towards offshore bank accounts. We need to fix Britain and take back power. Join us at takebackpower.net.”
Today’s raid continues the escalating repression being imposed on nonviolent campaigns. Police have so far shut down five nonviolence trainings held by Take Back Power, in some instances raiding places of worship.
These raids echo the widely unpopular and unprecedented raid in 2025 on Westminster Quakers where Youth Demand supporters were meeting to discuss the genocide in Gaza, which drew widespread condemnation from faith groups. [3]
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Notes to Editors
[1] Take Back Power is a nonviolent civil resistance group in the UK. We aim to put the 99% in charge through citizens’ assemblies. We are ordinary people from all walks of life who believe that in order to fix Britain, we have to tax the rich. And we don’t think the rich should get a veto. We want the people to decide how we tax the rich through a legally-binding citizen’s assembly – A House of the People. It’s time for the 99% to have 99% of a say!
Join us to demand a permanent House of the People with powers to tax the rich and fix Britain.
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[2] The Guardian: Why did 30 Met officers kick the door down at a teenage tea and biscuits meeting in a Quaker house?
