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Meanwhile, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for investigations into the police response to the event and Home Secretary Priti Patel has asked for a review after both found Ms Dick’s explanation unsatisfactory. The police have a responsibility to enforce Covid laws but from images I've seen it's clear the response was at times neither appropriate nor proportionate. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has outlined next steps for investigations into the police response to Saturday’s vigil. Sarah Everard's vigil had been planned to take place at 6pm on Saturday, March 13 at Clapham Common. I so often walk, not even that late, after work on my own and I’ve never really considered it that deeply before. Freelance writer Sabrina Huck tweeted: "The vigil at Clapham Common was peaceful until the cops moved in - the anger of the crowd was raw. A vigil for Sarah Everard in south London has been cancelled and organisers said details of a "virtual gathering" will go ahead instead. “I don’t think Cressida Dick should resign,” he said. It did not need to end this way. I share the anger there is about the policing of this and lessons need to be learned. Richard E Grant, Sheridan Smith and Rebecca Ferguson are among the famous faces who have taken part in a virtual vigil to honour Sarah Everard. Images from Clapham Common show how hundreds of people defied police requests to gather in memory of Sarah Everard. Police detain a woman. But organisers […] Mourners gathered in Clapham Common and later clashed with Scotland Yard, who had attended the vigil Vigils were also held in Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh, Bournemouth, Nottingham and Cambridge tonight Here are some more images from earlier this evening in Nottingham city centre, where people gathered to leave candles, flowers and placards next to a makeshift altar in tribute to Sarah Everard. pic.twitter.com/QlRxYID4vk. 37. She said there were only four police officers present, who didn’t intervene at all. Crowds have formed outside Scotland Yard, where women, nonbinary people and allies have gathered to call for an end to sexual harassment and violence against women and to condemn the Met Police’s response to a vigil for Sarah Everard yesterday. Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has said she has no plans of resigning from her role amid growing calls for her to step down over officers’ response to Saturday’s vigil. The scenes in Clapham this evening are deeply disturbing. The 33-year … Thank you so much for joining us here this evening, at the end of what’s been an incredibly difficult week for so many of us. Read more: Met Police chief urged to resign after handling of Sarah Everard vigil. “It’s only a few weeks since the NHS was on its knees. While the Clapham clashes took place, as we’ve reported here many other peaceful vigils were held around the country in locations including Glasgow, Nottingham, Birmingham and Bristol - and despite warnings over lockdown, police did not intervene. Metropolitan police commissioner Cressida Dick has said she is not considering giving up her post amid calls for her to resign over officers’ response to Saturday’s vigil for Sarah Everard. The Met Police have put out a message urging people “not to gather in numbers” as crowds made their way to Scotland Yard to speak out against sexual harassment and violence against women and to condemn the police force’s response to Saturday’s vigil. The Duchess … One of the organisers, Caitlin Prowle, 23, said she is “tired of being afraid” to walk around the streets where she lives. The Met Police commissioner has faced widespread calls to resign after officers clashed with attendees of the vigil. We should add that the Met has yet to comment on the events. She added: “I completely recognise that they are, particularly in this last year, often finding themselves in very very difficult situations, they are policing during a pandemic. pic.twitter.com/zvmFG0wvAr. RIP SARAH EVERARD pic.twitter.com/pUx5QXgf1u. There could be a large, peaceful set of vigils all over the country. “What happened to Sarah appalls me,” she said, adding that it perhaps appalls her more as the “first woman commissioner” of the Met Police. It'll be held in Clapham Common on Saturday (March 12), with people meeting at the bandstand for 6pm. Many could be seen carrying signs, with some calling to “abolish police” in the wake of Saturday’s events. Cressida Dick’s position at Metropolitan Police commissioner is “untenable”, says Streatham MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy. Ken Marsh, chairman of the MPF, said officers were “punched, kicked, spat at” and said it was “not right or fair” that police were being condemned for doing their job. I live just by Clapham Common station and it’s terrifying. Hundreds of people joined a vigil in south London's Clapham Common for Sarah Everard on Saturday evening (March 13), who was kidnapped and murdered last week. Instead, we are seeing traumatic and disturbing scenes by the @metpoliceuk at #claphamcommon. It comes as London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he will be asking Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary to “conduct a full independent investigation of events yesterday evening and in previous days”. “In the interests of ensuring public confidence in the police, earlier this afternoon the Home Secretary asked Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct a lessons learned review into the policing of the event at Clapham Common,” they said. POLITICIANS from across the spectrum have united to condemn the "outrageous" behaviour of police in London who moved to break up a vigil held to commemorate Sarah Everard. Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick also appealed for the public to understand the “fiendishly difficult” situation faced by officers. National Live Sarah Everard vigil: Clapham Common demonstration set to continue after organisers cancelled official event – Telegraph.co.uk. “We know there are groups looking to attend further events across London today,” the Met Police said in a tweet. People across the country will be shocked at the brutality and want answers as to how this was allowed to happen. Citing a government source, the Press Association said said the review would be a “lessons learned” analysis of the events that took place. “End state violence”, one sign read. Women came together to mourn Sarah Everard - they should have been able to do so peacefully. First published on Sat 13 Mar 2021 13.14 EST. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Summary. Asked if she felt she owed an apology to her frontline officers, Dame Cressida Dick said: “I feel for my officers, I feel for them every day.”. The vigil … Photo: PA. 37 comments. Ms Dick said she feels “more determined, not less” to lead the organisation following the Met Police’s widely condemned handling of the event. The police should have enabled the vigil and peaceful protest to happen. Hundreds of people have gathered in south London to pay tribute to Sarah Everard despite a planned vigil's cancellation. I share their anger and upset at how this has been handled. A vigil is being planned for all women after Sarah Everard's disappearance in south London. Outrage as police break up Clapham Common vigil for Sarah Everard. May she rest in peace. In the wake of the terrible news about the abduction and murder of Sarah Everard, a vigil will take place in Clapham Common on Saturday, 13th March 2021. She added: “That photo is something the police have to explain.”, Ms Stevenson had initially called for people to meet at Parliament Square at 5pm on Monday to “redirect focus away from the police and towards what actually happened.”, Patsy Stevenson says main point of vigil was that ‘women don’t feel safe’. @Metpoliceuk’s response was disproportionate and unnerving. I am shocked and angered by the scenes at Clapham Common this evening. In my view, this was not the case,” he said. Tonight is for Sarah, her family and all who feel the loss. Police say they are those attending “to be safe and not gather in numbers”, and thank those who have now gone home. Megan, 43, is another reader who attended the unofficial vigil for Sarah Everard in Bristol. Live feed Show. The Metropolitan Police has faced intense criticism for its handling of a London vigil in memory of Sarah Everard, with officers accused of “grabbing and manhandling” women during clashes with the crowd. Meanwhile, Home Secretary Priti Patel has also requested a review into the violence that unfolded. We will not forget #SarahEverard pic.twitter.com/vrfJQ7ryoY. “I asked the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner to come into City Hall today to give me an explanation of yesterday’s events and the days leading up to them. Mourners stood in Clapham Common … Nick Thomas-Symonds, the shadow home secretary, has called the scenes from Clapham this evening “deeply distressing” and said he shared “the anger there is about the policing of this”. Crowds of people at a vigil organised outside Scotland Yard today in Sarah Everard’s honour have started moving towards Parliament Square. Labour’s George Freeman echoed aspects of the sentiment, calling the Met’s handling of the event a “terrible lockdown 2021 misjudgement”. The clashes prompted a chorus of criticism from MPs. However, he has said he does not think that Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick should resign over the clashes that unfolded between police officers and those attending a vigil for Sarah Everard last night. But it will not go ahead after the High Court ruled in … Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for Met commissioner Dame Cressida Dick to “consider” her leadership of the force. Protesters hold placards at Parliament Square. F**k the police”. Home Secretary Priti Patel has reportedly asked Sir Thomas Winsor, Chief Inspector of Dozens of people could be seen gathering outside Scotland Yard, chanting “shame on you” over the Met Police’s response to Saturday’s vigil for Sarah in Clapham Common. Police at the vigil held for Sarah Everard. Footage posted on social media shows police and mourners jostling near the Clapham Common … Watch: 'The UK is not safe for women', Labour's Jess Phillips tells LBC. “It’s been a really difficult, heavy week,” she said. I have asked the Metropolitan Police for a full report on what happened.My thoughts remain with Sarah’s family and friends at this terrible time. A vigil titled “Reclaim these streets” has been organised on Facebook and is due to take place at Clapham Common bandstand at 6pm on Saturday evening. On Friday a High Court judge made clear there was a window to agree a way for a vigil to go ahead safely,” he noted. The demonstration has now moved from Parliament Square to Trafalgar Square. From shadow women and equalities secretary Marsha de Cordova, Women should have been able to come together peacefully this evening to mourn the death of Sarah Everard. It would have been hard to be there and not be moved to tears. When Sophie Levin, 26, arrived at the vigil … He said in a statement: “Yesterday, 26 Metropolitan Police officers were assaulted - punched, kicked, spat at - policing Covid-19 lockdown laws that a democratically-elected government have imposed... laws that the Mayor of London has called on us to enforce to keep Londoners safe. You need to change lockdown law now @BorisJohnson https://t.co/ofT5fu7sgy. They have a really difficult job, they have to make fine judgments, they often don’t have infinite information or all the time in the world. Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has said she will not resign amid growing calls for her to step down over her department’s “disturbing” response to a vigil held last night for Sarah Everard. Vigil attendees just wanted to grieve for Sarah Everard peacefully and safely. Sarah’s memory deserved better. A protest by feminist group Sisters Uncut is planned outside New Scotland Yard at 4pm this afternoon in response to the actions of officers on Clapham Common. “They have to make these really difficult calls and I don’t think anybody should be sitting back in an armchair and saying ‘well that was done badly’ or ‘I would have done it differently’ without actually understanding what was going through their minds. My thoughts remain with Sarah’s family at this awful time,” he said in a statement published by PA. “I can completely understand why women, girls and allies wanted to hold a vigil to remember Sarah and all women who have been subjected to violence or lost their lives at the hands of men, and to reclaim the public spaces where women are made to feel so unsafe.”. Picture: Global "I can't speak for everyone who was there, but I didn't throw anything," she replied. On Sunday, he said he was “not satisfied” with the explanation that the Met Police have provided, according to reports from LBC and ITV. At one stage, male officers could be seen grabbing hold of several women before leading them away in handcuffs, to shouts and screams from onlookers. Ever more MPs are weighing in on the heavy-handed Met policing of the Clapham Common gathering in tribute to Sarah Everard. A vigil called “Reclaim these streets” is now due to take place at Clapham Common bandstand in south London on Saturday. Speaking on Sky News, Ms Dick said she felt “more determined, not less” to lead the organisation. Crowds have begun to gather outside Scotland Yard on Sunday afternoon for a vigil demanding an end to violence against women and condemning the police response last night. earful mourners gathered at Clapham Bandstand on Saturday to pay tribute to Sarah Everard. Live Sarah Everard vigil: Campaigners to host protests outside New Scotland Yard over police 'violence' at Clapham Common By Max Stephens … Sarah disappeared last Wednesday as she walked home . cores of protesters clashed with officers after defying a police ban to pay respects to Sarah Everard in Clapham Common on Saturday night. Police officers at the site today Credit: Alamy Live News. Sad and angry and determined that our lives and our liberty have got to matter more than they do today. “I am also asking the Independent Office for Police Conduct to investigate the actions of police officers yesterday evening.”, “It is vital that these events are not allowed to undermine the powerful calls since Sarah’s murder for meaningful action to finally stop men inflicting violence on women,” Mr Khan added. People clash with police as they gather in Clapham Common, London, after the Reclaim These Streets vigil for Sarah Everard was officially cancelled. “I received assurances from the Metropolitan Police last week that the vigil would be policed sensitively. Some of the footage circulating online from the vigil in Clapham is upsetting. He further said he was asking the Independent Office for Police Conduct to “investigate the actions of police officers yesterday evening”. 6.10pm EST 18:10. While the vigil in Clapham, south London, was largely peaceful, scuffles broke out at the front of a crowd of hundreds as police surrounded a bandstand covered in floral tributes to the 33-year-old. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. A vigil was held last night on Clapham Common to both honour the memory of Sarah Everard and to protest about the societal backdrop to her … 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. It was going to be a well organised, peaceful vigil. A vigil for Sarah Everard in south London has been cancelled and organisers said details of a "virtual gathering" will go ahead instead. Terrible #lockdown2021 misjudgement by the @metpoliceuk this evening.Thousands of women gathered peacefully - joined quietly this afternoon by the future Queen - for a candlelit vigil to honour #SarahEverard #ReclaimTheStreets & the police get heavy handed. It feels like we’ve spent the entire week reading and listening to individual women’s stories and it felt so important to be able to grieve and show our respects. In a letter to the commissioner, he wrote: The scenes this evening of the policing of the Clapham Common vigil in memory of Sarah Everard are utterly disgraceful and shame the Metropolitan Police. A large bandstand at Clapham Common, both were Sarah Everard was last seen alive and where the in-person vigil was scheduled to take place, has been covered with flowers in … In a statement, a spokesperson said: “The Home Secretary has read the report provided by the Metropolitan Police and feels there are still questions to be answered.“. “In my view, this was not the case,” he said in a statement calling for an independent investigation into the Met Police’s response to the vigil held for Sarah Everard. A vigil for Sarah Everard in south London has been cancelled and organisers said details of a “virtual gathering” will go ahead instead.. Reclaim These Streets had been planning to host a demonstration on Clapham Common in south London on Saturday, near to where the 33-year-old, whose body was formally identified on Friday, went missing. National Live Sarah Everard vigil: Clapham Common demonstration set to continue after organisers cancelled official event – Telegraph.co.uk. “Now colleagues are being condemned by politicians of all parties for doing what we have been asked to do by politicians on behalf of society. Priti Patel demands Met explain what happened at Clapham vigil, Women report feeling silenced as vigils cancelled, ‘Always with keys out’: women tell of fear of walking alone, Boris Johnson comes under pressure to make UK safer for women. From shadow justice secretary David Lammy. Scenes turned ugly in South London … Mr Khan said he is requesting multiple reviews after being left “not satisfied” with an explanation for officers’ actions from Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick. #ReclaimTheseStreets pic.twitter.com/dCGMraua4s, The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has weighed in on the Met’s “deeply disturbing” handling of the gathering in Clapham Common. We therefore call on you to consider your leadership of the service and whether you can continue to have the confidence of the millions of women in London that you have a duty to safeguard and protect. By Xander Richards @xanderescribe Multimedia Journalist. How is it that anybody could think that an acceptable way to handle women paying their respects was what we are seeing on Clapham Common?#ReclaimtheseStreets. All rights reserved. Unspeakable scenes. Despite Metropolitan Police warnings hundreds of people gathered on Clapham Common Credit: Alamy Live News. A … The emotion in the air was palpable. This was not the way to police this protest. Badly misjudged by #metpolice, From Labour’s shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth, The scenes tonight at the vigil are appalling. Clashes have broken out between police and mourners at a vigil for Sarah Everard. Janice Turner. It is unclear what was exactly was said during the meeting. Reporting from the scene, Maya Oppenheim, The Independent’s women’s correspondent, shared a photo showing a crowd of people sitting and lying on the ground: Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick on Sunday morning as she faced criticism over her officers’ response to Saturday’s vigil, PA has reported. “We understand the strength of feeling but we remain in a health crisis,” they said. Covid-19 guidelines will be observed, including social distancing and face masks at the vigil planned to take place on Clapham Common for one hour from sunset on Saturday. Mr Khan said he had asked Commissioner Cressida Dick and Deputy Commissioner Helen Ball to visit City Hall today to give him an “explanation of yesterday’s events and the days leading up to them”. It didn’t need to be and shouldn’t have been like this. Are we supposed to enforce Covid-19 regulations or not? Clashes have broken out between police and mourners at a vigil for Sarah Everard. Members of the public hold a candlelit vigil for Sarah Everard at the bandstand on Clapham Common in London this evening Credit: Jeff Moore. Just awful scenes from Clapham Common tonight. Conservative MP Steve Baker, a prominent campaigner from the backbenches for a faster loosening of coronavirus restrictions, described events in Clapham as “unspeakable scenes”. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Reclaim These Streets had been planning to host a demonstration on Clapham Common in south London on Saturday, near to where the 33-year-old, whose body was formally identified on Friday, went missing. A … I am not satisfied with the explanation they have provided,” he has reportedly said. I'm contact with the Commissioner & urgently seeking an explanation. WalesOnline Follow @ WalesOnline A woman aged in her teens was arrested on public order offence and released under investigation. Here are some more images from the vigil at Clapham Common this evening, for which the Metropolitan Police are under fire. The Covid-secure vigil in Liverpool is one of … The Labour MP tweeted in response to the commissioner’s comments on Sky News that she feels “more determined, not less” to lead the organisation following the Met Police’s widely condemned handling of the event. “It was clear before yesterday that there isn’t adequate trust and confidence from women and girls in the police and criminal justice system more widely. Truly shocked at the scenes from Clapham Common - in this country we police by consent - not by trampling the tributes to a woman who was murdered and dragging other women to the ground. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said he was assured last week by the Metropolitan Police that Saturday’s vigil would be “police sensitively”. It is in solidarity with one being held at the same time at Clapham Common following the disappearance of Sarah Everard. This was a complete abject tactical and moral failure on the part of the Police. Now, our reporters on the scene tell us attendees have started to make their way to Parliament Square, with many carrying signs condemning police violence and sexual harassment and violence against women. Follow the latest updates as crowds gather outside Scotland Yard and in Parliament Square to demand end to violence against women, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Protest group Reclaim These … As the sun set in Clapham Common, the mood at a vigil to pay tribute to Sarah Everard also darkened, moving from sombre defiance to frantic … The Telegraph published this video item, entitled “Sarah Everard: Duchess of Cambridge visits Clapham Common before clashes at vigil gathering” – below is their description. A clip of a candle was also shared by actor Smith. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Twenty-six police officers were assaulted while policing Covid lockdown laws yesterday, according to the Metropolitan Police Federation. 37. She said: I think the fact that people still turned up speaks volumes about the emotion and sentiment that this story has inspired. “We urge people not to gather in numbers, this is for your safety and to prevent the spread of the virus.”. “Protect women”, another said. Sarah Everard pic.twitter.com/cNJ09pv0Fk. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has reportedly called for an independent investigation into the way the Met Police responded to last night’s vigil for Sarah. 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 in what Labour Leader Keir Starmer branded a “deeply disturbing” show of force. They then began moving towards Parliament Square. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. The scenes in Clapham are deeply distressing. He said he was “in contact” with Met commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, and was “urgently seeking an explanation”. Many were seen placing flowers at a bandstand where a planned vigil … Despite ban on gathering, crowds clashed with police while elsewhere Reclaim These Streets held virtual events and doorstep vigils, Sat 13 Mar 2021 18.38 EST Stevenson joined thousands who had gathered throughout the day on Clapham Common, near where Everard was last seen, to pay their respects. Metropolitan police commissioner Cressida Dick has said she is not considering her position amid calls for her to resign after the actions of officers at a vigil to Sarah Everard. They must be held to account#ReclaimTheStreets@ReclaimTS. 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It prompted Home Office minister Victoria Atkins to describe the police response as “very upsetting”. The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, slammed the police handling of the gathering as “neither appropriate nor proportionate”. The vigil this evening was a peaceful one brought together in the most horrific of circumstances. Remembrance vigil at the Clapham Common bandstand for Sarah Everard. A vigil for Sarah Everard in south London has been cancelled and organisers said details of a "virtual gathering" will go ahead instead. Instead there is more violence, more anger, more sadness. “Political leaders should be doing much more to support the police officers they have put in this impossible position. new. “I am not satisfied with the explanation they have provided,” he said. Home Secretary Priti Patel feels there are “still questions to be answered” following the Met Police’s explanation of its response to Saturday’s vigil, a Home Office spokesperson has said. You can follow Maya on Twitter for further updates: Demonstrators have begun to make their way to a vigil being held outside Scotland Yard on Sunday to demand an end to sexual harassment and violence against women, as well as to condemn the Met Police’s response to Saturday’s vigil held in Clapham Common for Sarah Everard.