Police went to ‘great lengths’ to use appropriate tactics at vigil, says assistant commissioner

People leave floral tributes at the band stand in Clapham Common, London (Steve Parsons/PA)

Policing protests can “look ugly” but officers at the Sarah Everard vigil went to great lengths to use appropriate tactics, a Met force chief has said.

Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe spoke out following a watchdog report that backed the force’s handling of the event on Clapham Common on March 13.