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Protesters and police scuffle at Sarah Everard vigil
Hundreds of people had gathered peacefully in Clapham Common to pay their respects to Sarah and to demand an end to male violence against women when Met police officers began to crack down on the event.
Video livestreamed from the vigil showed police officers forcibly removing women from a bandstand in the park, while officers could also be seen pushing back demonstrators at the event.
Responding to the scenes from the event, Labour leader Keir Starmer called the crackdown “deeply disturbing”.
“Women came together to mourn Sarah Everard – they should have been able to do so peacefully,” he said.
Calling the scenes from last night “very upsetting,” Home Office minister Victoria Atkins said on Sunday that the Home Office has asked for a report from Met police on the violence.
Meanwhile London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the scenes were “unacceptable” said he was “urgently seeking an explanation” from the commissioner.
Home Office minister demands report on police response to vigil
Home Office minister Victoria Atkins has demanded a report on yesterday’s police crackdown on the vigil for Sarah Everard.
Speaking on Sophy Ridge on Sunday, she called the scenes from last night “very upsetting” and said Home Secretary Priti Patel was taking them seriously.
She said Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick had been asked to prepare a report on what unfolded last night.
Chantal Da Silva14 March 2021 08:41
Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live blog following the latest on the response to the police handling of a vigil organised for Sarah Everard last night. Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick is facing calls to resign over her department’s crackdown on the event.
Chantal Da Silva14 March 2021 08:38
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