Six people have been arrested at a nonviolence training event held in London. The training was held by Take Back Power, a nonviolent campaign demanding a tax on extreme wealth, to be decided by a ‘House of the People.’ [1]
At around 12:30 yesterday, dozens of officers raided Millman Street Community Centre in London. Officers arrived in three vans, arresting six people under suspicion of ‘conspiracy to commit theft.’ One of those arrested was an undercover Daily Mail journalist.
At around 15:20 on Saturday the home of Take Back Power supporter was also raided. The supporter wasn’t home and on learning there was a warrant for their arrest they handed themselves in. The police subsequently raided their home for a second time at around 2am this morning.
This weekend’s raids occur as Take Back Power supporters joined a counter demonstration in Manchester yesterday, opposing Britain First, a far-right demonstration which was marching in the city. Groups opposing fascist demonstrators were kettled, beaten with trunchons and pepper-sprayed by police.
A Take Back Power spokesperson said:
“Once again the police are raiding homes and community centres, arresting people for simply learning about nonviolence. Meanwhile, police protect fascists marching in Manchester and kettle and beat counter-protestors instead. Such is the state of civil liberties in the UK in 2026. The government and police care more about protecting the interests of corporations and billionaires than protecting the people of this country. We’ve got to make politics work for ordinary people. We need a House of the People with powers to tax the billionaires destroying this country. If you want to help us make it happen sign up at takebackpower.net.”
On Saturday, police also attended and shut down a nonviolence training being held in Falmouth, no arrests were made, however the event was cancelled.
Today’s raids continue the escalating repression being imposed on nonviolent campaigns. Police have so far shut down four 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. [2]
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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.
[2] The Guardian: Why did 30 Met officers kick the door down at a teenage tea and biscuits meeting in a Quaker house?
