Politicians too scared to take on tech firms, says former senior Met officer

Dal Babu calls for financial penalties after social media posts attract hundreds of teenagers to Oxford Street

Politicians are too scared to take on big tech companies, a former chief superintendent has said after posts shared on social media attracted hundreds of teenagers to London's Oxford Street.

Police issued 34 dispersal orders and arrested nine individuals on Wednesday after people gathered outside JD Sports in an apparent response to posts on Snapchat and TikTok urging users to take part in an Oxford Circus JD robbery" at 3pm.