Met police accused of 'degrading' treatment of disabled XR activists

Force's disability advisers lodge complaint about treatment of Extinction Rebellion protesters

The Metropolitan police's advisers on disability have accused the force of "degrading and humiliating" treatment of disabled activists during the Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests in London this month.

A formal complaint by the Met's disability independent advisory group says members are "disappointed and angered" the force failed to engage with them over the policing of the protests, and the Met may have caused "irreparable damage" to relations with disabled people.