Met police chief: People should ‘stop and think before they judge’

A police watchdog found the Metropolitan Police acted "appropriately" at a vigil for Sarah Everard in south London earlier this month after the force came under intense criticism over women being handcuffed and removed from Clapham Common. The independent investigation said there was too little communication between officers at the event but their response, amid Covid restrictions, had been "measured". Following the report, Met police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick told R4 Today programme’s Justin Webb “people in responsible positions should stop and think before they judge”. (Image: Cressida Dick; Credit: Reuters)