Clashes erupted between revellers and police during a third consecutive night of unlicensed street parties in London
Last night’s parties came hours after Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said around 140 of the force’s officers had been injured in London over the past three weeks. In addition to recent street parties, pockets of violence have broken out in recent weeks at both at anti-racism protests and far-right counter demonstrations.
Writing in The Sun she said it had been a ‘very difficult week’ in the capital. She added: ‘The officers I met this week were poised to deal with whatever they faced. Hundreds ready in full kit, should there be a violent or aggresive crowd to deal with.Dame Cressida earlier said the force had a ‘duty’ to stop unlawful music events during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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