Coronavirus: Met promises to act on illegal parties that flout regulations
by Mattha Busby from on (#553GC)
Cressida Dick says police will break up unlicensed events in London amid fears of second Covid-19 spike
The Metropolitan police commissioner has promised to break up events in London that flout coronavirus regulations after disorder on three consecutive nights when officers attempted to disperse illegal gatherings.
Police stood off with people who refused to leave an unlicensed music event in Kilburn, north London, on Friday, and officers had bottles thrown at them. Officers were pelted with objects in Brixton on Wednesday evening and in Notting Hill on Thursday.
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