against a bill in parliament this week to boost police powers against protesters. they should've been allowed to protest, to have their vigil, to come together in peace and i was very disturbed to see the police action. i think it was wrong and i'm pleased it's now going to be reviewed. the foreign secretary makes another call for the immediate release of british—iranian nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — after she faces new allegations of anti—government propaganda in court. authorities in the republic of ireland recommend temporarily suspending use of the astrazeneca vaccine, after a report of four new cases of blood clotting incidents in adults who'd had the jab in norway. and it's the music industry's biggest awards night of the year — the grammys. they're being held at a virtual ceremony in los angeles. the home secretary is asking her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary to look into the policing of last night's vigil in clapham common. the vigil was in memory of sarah everard, whose body was found in woodland days after she disappeared. police intervened to break up the vigil and made several arrests. in the last hour, home office sources say priti patel still has confidence in cressida dick. however, the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is calling for the inspectorate to conduct a "full independent investigation" into the events. demonstrators have this afternoon gathered at new scotland yard and parliament square to protest against the police�*s handling of last night's vigil and what they describe as "police brutality". labour leader sir keir starmer said the commissioner should not quit, but condemned the policing on saturday as "wrong". i don't think cressida dick should resign. we need to see the reports that have now been called for. but more than that, this is a bigger issue. all of the concerns, all of the problems with violence against women and girls have been there for a very, very long time. this week in parliament we start a policing bill, 300 or so pages, i70—something clauses, and almost nothing, almost nothing if you can believe it, on violence against women and girls. it's a gaping hole in this bill. it's why we will be voting against it, and a complete missed opportunity by the government. in the past few minutes we've been hearing from the met police commissioner, cressida dick. i would like to start by saying the events of last week for poor sarah and herfamily were events of last week for poor sarah and her family were absolutely ghastly. just a horrible, horrible set of events which i think has touched the whole nation. i know i can speak for my people when i say this incredible strength of feeling, angen this incredible strength of feeling, anger, and sadness and a real determination to getjustice for sarah, and in the last couple of days, i've been out with my investigation teams make up my forensics teams, by searching teams, my neighbouring teams, although women at the mets are outraged by what has happened that they are working as hard as they can to get justice for sarah. in that context, none of us would have wanted to see the scenes we saw at the end of yesterday's events. worth saying of course i fully understand the strength of feeling, i think as a woman and hearing from people about their experiences in the past and what they feel about what happened to sarah and what has been going on, i understand why so many people wanted to come and pay their respects and make a statement. indeed if it had been lawful, i'd have been there. i'd have been at her vigil. and six hours of yesterday was really calm and peaceful. very few police officers around, respectful, people of maine flowers, not gathering, an individual that did not breach the regulations. —— people laying flowers. unfortunately later on, we had a really big crowd that gathered. lots of speeches. and quite rightly as far as i can see, my team felt this is now an unlawful gathering which poses a considerable risk to people's health according to the regulations. really invidious position to find ourselves in but they then moved to try to explain to people to engage with people, to get people to engage with people, to get people to engage with people, to get people to disperse from these unlawful gatherings and many people did. unfortunately a small minority did. unfortunately a small minority did not. , , ., did. unfortunately a small minority did not. ,, ., , did not. dame cressida dick defending — did not. dame cressida dick defending her _ did not. dame cressida dick defending her officers - did not. dame cressida dick defending her officers last l did not. dame cressida dick- defending her officers last night, interesting scene that hadn't been lawful, she would have attended the vigil for sarah lawful, she would have attended the vigilfor sarah everard lawful, she would have attended the vigil for sarah everard at clapham common as well. incidentally, the home secretary priti patel has asked for a report to be sent to her, that report has arrived, priti patel says she has confidence, still has confidence in the met commissioner. that is despite the leader of the liberal democrats calling for her to consider position. more protests today. let's go to parliament square. our correspondent vishala sri pathnam is there. there has been a protest which has moved from new scott when you're down to where you are now. have the numbers thinned? they seem to be socially distancing as well. —— new scotland yard. explain what is happening. irate scotland yard. explain what is happening-— scotland yard. explain what is happening. we were expecting hundreds. _ happening. we were expecting hundreds, the _ happening. we were expecting hundreds, the turner - happening. we were expecting hundreds, the turner has - happening. we were expecting - hundreds, the turner has exceeded that expectation, mostly women, some men and children even. the tone very different to that of yesterday. yesterday at clapham common, it was a vigil held in a sarah everard's memory and a lot more about women's safety, right to safety. today pots a protest is very much directed towards the police. people here denouncing what they see as police brutality. a lot of aggression towards police officers in terms of signs directed at the metropolitan police here. signs directed at the metropolitan police here-— signs directed at the metropolitan police here. , ., , , ., , ., police here. keep tabs on things for us, won't police here. keep tabs on things for us. won't you _ police here. keep tabs on things for us, won't you come _ police here. keep tabs on things for us, won't you come at _ police here. keep tabs on things for us, won't you come at there. - police here. keep tabs on things for us, won't you come at there. let's i us, won't you come at there. let's catch up on the politics. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins me now. pretty strong statements certainly from the mayor of london about the policing last night. we heard that statement from cressida dick in the last few minutes saying she defends her officers. the home secretary not giving her completely unequivocal support either. i do giving her completely unequivocal suoport either-— giving her completely unequivocal support either. i do understand the home secretary — support either. i do understand the home secretary still _ support either. i do understand the home secretary still has _ support either. i do understand the home secretary still has full - home secretary still has full confidence in the met commissioner and shoemaker in the last 20 minutes orso and shoemaker in the last 20 minutes or so that she is not considering her position and given the fact that the labour party seem to be comfortable with that i think the media pressure on her has probably gone but there are going to be too big reviews into the way that this has been policed, one by the inspectorate of constabulary, the other by the independent 0ffice inspectorate of constabulary, the other by the independent office for police conduct. and clearly about the home secretary and the mayor of london still have big questions was that they have held talks with cressida dick today, so has the prime minister, all seemed to still have questions about the way that the situation yesterday was dealt with. the expedition we are getting from the met was that the policing operation was very difficult and hard to pass detailed judgment on what went on into —— until those reviews happen. but i think in the immediate term it is pretty clear at the met commissioner is staying in herjob despite those calls for yesterday to resign. find herjob despite those calls for yesterday to resign.— herjob despite those calls for yesterday to resign. and yet the olice yesterday to resign. and yet the police would _ yesterday to resign. and yet the police would argue _ yesterday to resign. and yet the police would argue and - yesterday to resign. and yet the police would argue and she - yesterday to resign. and yet the i police would argue and she actually said that the police were in an invidious situation there, so much legislation has gone through parliament, not necessarily well draughted, so many more powers given to the police, and being asked to enforce the unenforceable and yet there were discrepancies. black lives matter, the blm protest a few months ago, very different police response there which caused the anchor for the response there which caused the anchorfor the home response there which caused the anchor for the home secretary at the time. , , ., , ., time. there will be questions about the political — time. there will be questions about the political sides _ time. there will be questions about the political sides of— time. there will be questions about the political sides of this _ time. there will be questions about the political sides of this as - time. there will be questions about the political sides of this as well - the political sides of this as well whether too much pressure is being put on the police to crack down on some protests as you say, the home secretary it made pretty clear when those black lives matter protests were happening in london that she wanted to see stricter enforcement and the debate is when to dominate the next few days in parliament because we are seeing the policing bill come before mps. there is a lot in that that is because concern among opposition mps about the scope it gives the police to crack down on protests. so yes absolutely i think the debate is going to continue. nick, thank you very much indeed. the group reclaim these streets organised the vigil at clapham common yesterday, before it was cancelled following a consultation with the police. we can speak now to anna birley from the group. do you have some sympathy for the police, anna? do you have some sympathy for the police. anna?— police, anna? that's a really interesting _ police, anna? that's a really interesting question, - police, anna? that's a really interesting question, not. police, anna? that's a really| interesting question, not one police, anna? that's a really - interesting question, not one on my list that i thought you were going to ask. we found working with the police incredibly difficult. so far as we're concerned, the ball has beenin as we're concerned, the ball has been in their court from day one when we started organising practically reached out. we have given them so many opportunities to engage with us constructively and to create something which has a proportionate response to a peaceful vigil which was a strict social distancing and other covert guidelines and they have consistently failed to do that. —— other covid guidelines. i am pleased that cressida dick is not resigning, we have delivery not called on her to resign, we want women to safety whether or not one person at the top of an organisation to be the headline in the news tomorrow... the story has to be women are safe and the truth of the matter is they are not... if the truth of the matter is they are not... . ., , the truth of the matter is they are not... . . , ., , not... ifi can interrupt ifi may, these aren't _ not... ifi can interrupt ifi may, these aren't guidelines - not... ifi can interrupt ifi may, these aren't guidelines these i not... ifi can interrupt ifi may, l these aren't guidelines these are laws. this is why i asked the question about the city for police and that there are two separate things. if the police will enforce the will and they're being told by the will and they're being told by the home secretary who is angry about how they dealt with the demonstrations a few months ago for blm, that means they will enforce the law and that's what they say they were doing. i the law and that's what they say they were doing.— the law and that's what they say they were doing. i think there are a few thins they were doing. i think there are a few things to _ they were doing. i think there are a few things to unpick _ they were doing. i think there are a few things to unpick here. - they were doing. i think there are a few things to unpick here. the - they were doing. i think there are a few things to unpick here. the blm protest happened under a different set of covid guidelines to what we were planning so i do not think that is a fair comparison and i think regardless of the calls, blm being a very worthy cause as is the rate for women to be able to enjoy public spaces safely... mn; women to be able to en'oy public spaces safely. . .h women to be able to en'oy public spaces safely... my point is about the guidelines. _ spaces safely... my point is about the guidelines. we _ spaces safely... my point is about the guidelines. we do _ spaces safely... my point is about the guidelines. we do need - spaces safely... my point is about the guidelines. we do need to - spaces safely... my point is about i the guidelines. we do need to make sure that the — the guidelines. we do need to make sure that the police _ the guidelines. we do need to make sure that the police are _ the guidelines. we do need to make sure that the police are enforcing i sure that the police are enforcing all laws and we are all bound by the human rights act 1998 and the justice made it clear in his high courtjudgment on friday that the onusis courtjudgment on friday that the onus is on the metropolitan police to meet with us to enable a safe and legal vigil. they continue to fail to do this. we ask repeatedly we sat in meetings with them, we offered many suggestions and they offered none. we have asked to meet with cressida dick today and she has not met with us before putting out a statement. and we are forced to explore further legal options. in explore further legal options. in that statement she said were at waffle, she would have attended that vigil. waffle, she would have attended that viuil. . , , ., ,., vigil. that is news to us and i think she _ vigil. that is news to us and i think she could _ vigil. that is news to us and i think she could have - vigil. that is news to us and i think she could have reached j vigil. that is news to us and i - think she could have reached out to let us know in advance because her offices were telling us that there was no way that it could be lawful and were essentially putting in place a blanket ban on all form of assembly despite the fact that mr justice holgate in his ruling in court on friday said that woelfel assembly it must be permitted under human rights. assembly it must be permitted under human rights-— human rights. what about some re orts human rights. what about some reports that _ human rights. what about some reports that missiles _ human rights. what about some reports that missiles were - human rights. what about some | reports that missiles were thrown human rights. what about some - reports that missiles were thrown at police, their agitators within the crowd who helped provoked it? irate police, their agitators within the crowd who helped provoked it? we are a u-rou crowd who helped provoked it? we are a a-rou of crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women _ crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women and _ crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women and i _ crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women and i think- crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women and i think now - crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women and i think now we i a group of women and i think now we can call our results of movement of women who want to empower other women. so i'm not going to be joining into a discussion about other women or put in a position where i'm criticising or putting them down. what i would like to say though is that we had really watertight plans on how to run a covid safe event... watertight plans on how to run a covid safe event. . ._ watertight plans on how to run a covid safe event... would you mind answerin: covid safe event... would you mind answering that _ covid safe event... would you mind answering that question _ covid safe event... would you mind answering that question because i covid safe event... would you mind | answering that question because the report suggesting that there were agitators, provocateurs within that group. do you know if that is the case? i group. do you know if that is the case? ., , ., group. do you know if that is the case? . , ., ., group. do you know if that is the case? ., ., .,, ., group. do you know if that is the case? ., ., ., ., ., case? i was not on clapham common. we had been — case? i was not on clapham common. we had been asked _ case? i was not on clapham common. we had been asked to _ case? i was not on clapham common. we had been asked to stay _ case? i was not on clapham common. we had been asked to stay away - we had been asked to stay away police organisers or risk criminal prosecution. i was not there, i don't think it would be appropriate to cast aspersions on an event i wasn't attend if at some point i would like to say is that would not have happened had we been able to organise and run a covid safe event last night. we had watertight plans which we wanted the police to engage with in a constructive waif so that we could make sure that we worked together to make the event lawful and say for everyone involved. what they did by failing to work with us, they did by failing to work with us, they failed all the women there yesterday and the women at the capital because they failed to create an environment in which people were safe and were... the high emotions could be expressed in a way which did not end in women being manhandled by police. anna, thanks very — being manhandled by police. anna, thanks very much _ being manhandled by police. anna, thanks very much for _ being manhandled by police. anna, thanks very much forjoining - being manhandled by police. anna, thanks very much forjoining us. . the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who has just completed a five—year prison sentence in tehran, has again appeared in court to face new charges. she's accused of propaganda against iran, including taking part in a demonstration in london 12 years ago. earlier i spoke to nazanin's husband, richard ratcliffe, who told me about his conversation with his wife earlier. i have spoken to her this afternoon, yes. and yes, she probably was relieved that the court was over. as you say, she was in court on a charge of spreading propaganda against the regime. that has been hanging over her now for, well, four years almost. that court case kept coming back and forwards. so it happened, the final part of it, this morning. she met thejudge, it was all quite calm. thejudge said to her that he would be giving a verdict within a week or so, so at least the court process is over. and seeing thejudge, seeing the interrogators again, hopefully that is