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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

How damaging is Met’s high court loss over Sarah Everard vigil?

Reclaim These Streets founders Anna Birley, Jessica Leigh, Henna Shah and Jamie Klingler arriving at the high court.
Reclaim These Streets founders Anna Birley, Jessica Leigh, Henna Shah and Jamie Klingler. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

A ruling that the Metropolitan police’s handling of a proposed vigil for Sarah Everard was not in accordance with the law comes after a torrid period for the force.

Dame Cressida Dick was last month forced out of her role as the Met commissioner after the London mayor accused her of failing to deal with a culture of misogyny and racism within Britain’s biggest force.

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