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British police officers' decision to break up a weekend vigil for a woman killed after being abducted while walking home at night in London has touched off a national debate in Britain.

Images of the police dragging away protesters, especially one photograph of student Patsy Stevenson being pinned down by two officers, have been shared around the world, encapsulating the widespread anger over the police response.

Home Secretary Priti Patel defends Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill during Parliamentary debate Critics raised concerned over new powers police and Home Secretary will have to intervene in future protests Theresa May raises concerns, saying freedom of speech is important right, however annoying that might be Bill is being debated ahead of a vote tomorrow. It comes after police removed women from a vigil on Saturday 

Hundreds defied coronavirus restrictions to gather and protest violence against women, but the event ended with clashes between police and those attending.

Calls are growing for Met commissioner Cressida Dick to resign, after heavy-handed police tactics broke up a vigil for woman Sarah Everard.

A woman has slammed the Metropolitan Police for “throwing her to the floor” during a vigil for Sarah Everard.

Calls are growing for Met commissioner Cressida Dick to resign, after heavy-handed police tactics broke up a vigil for woman Sarah Everard.

British police officer accused in murder of 33-year-old woman Sarah Everard

The Home Office minister said police will have to explain viral photos of officers handcuffing an activist. The police commissioner says she won’t resign.

This was the Met’s George Floyd moment. Pictures of police officers pinning a young woman to the ground during a peaceful protest have been beamed round the world on TV and social media. No one died, fortunately, but I defy anybody to look at those disgusting images without being overwhelmed by a stomach-churning sense of revulsion. What the hell were they thinking? Who authorised this heavy-handed brutality? Does the Commissioner of the Met really think this is a legitimate way for her subor...