Report ordered by Priti Patel finds officers were not heavy-handed at Clapham Common event

A report on the Metropolitan police’s handling of a vigil for Sarah Everard has concluded officers acted appropriately.

The report from the official policing inspectorate was ordered by the home secretary, Priti Patel, following widespread outrage at the scenes of officers grappling with mourners at the vigil on Clapham Common, south London, on Saturday 13 March.

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