Boris Johnson backs Met Police chief Cressida Dick over vigil policing

Officers clashed with crowds gathered on Clapham Common in south London on Saturday to remember the 33-year-old marketing executive, who went missing while walking home from a friend’s flat on March 3

Floral tributes left at the bandstand in Clapham Common. Picture: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has backed Metropolitan Police chief Cressida Dick despite the “very distressing” scenes at a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard.

Mr Johnson said the police had a “very difficult job” to do, as Scotland Yard continued to face questions over its handling of the event.