Organisers of a vigil in response to the disappearance of Sarah Everard are taking legal action today after claiming police reversed a decision on allowing it to go ahead.
They said there had been an ‘about-face’ by the Metropolitan Police and they were told Saturday’s Reclaim These Streets event would not be permitted due to the lockdown.
Downing Street said Boris Johnson ‘completely understands the strength of feeling’ around Ms Everard’s disappearance, but urged people to abide by coronavirus restrictions.
The group is seeking an order in the High Court today, challenging the force’s interpretations of Covid-19 restrictions when read against human rights law.
Scotland Yard declared the vigil unlawful but said the Met remains in discussion with organisers ‘in light of the current Covid regulations’.
The vigil, due to take place at Clapham Common bandstand in south London, was organised after 33-year-old Sarah Everard’s suspected kidnap and murder sparked anger over the safety of women on the UK’s streets
The group are seeking an order in the High Court today, challenging the force’s interpretations of Covid-19 restrictions
Organisers of a gathering in memory of Sarah Everard have claimed the Metropolitan Police have ‘reversed their position’ on permitting the vigil to take place
There was an increased police presence on Clapham Common this morning
Street lighting was being fixed on Clapham Common in London this morning
Last October, large crowds of anti-lockdown protesters gathered in London, calling for an end to the ‘tyranny’ of pandemic restrictions before many were later charged with flouting coronavirus rules.
Protesters refused to wear masks and wielded signs demanding an end to restrictions on personal freedom imposed as part of efforts to control Covid-19.
And during the lockdown last June, tens of thousands of protesters joined forces and marched through the Capital, amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
The vigil, due…
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