Senior Met chief says he cannot apologise for officers at Sarah Everard vigil

Police officers stand next to floral tributes left at the bandstand in Clapham Common, London, for murdered Sarah Everard. Picture: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

A senior Metropolitan Police officer has said he cannot apologise for the actions of officers at the vigil for Sarah Everard at Clapham Common.

Deputy Commissioner Stephen House said his officers were “doing their duty as they saw it” to enforce legislation at the event on Saturday.