The home office minister, Victoria Atkins, has said the majority of people who attended the vigil for Sarah Everard in Clapham Common had a peaceful experience. However, the scenes last night were “very upsetting”, she added.
Atkins said the Met should be “held to account by democratically elected politicians” and “explain their actions to the wider public”, but avoided calling – as the Liberal Democrats have done – for the Met police commissioner, Cressida Dick, to quit.
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