Met Police: Patsy Stevenson says apology is 'lip service'
Two women arrested at a vigil for Sarah Everard have been paid damages
Two of the women arrested at a vigil for Sarah Everard in March 2021 have been paid damages and received letters of apology from the Metropolitan Police.
Patsy Stevenson and Dania Al-Obeid took legal action against the force over their arrests at the south London protest during Covid restrictions.
When asked by Today's Nick Robinson about whether she thinks the Met is learning from what happened at the vigil, Patsy Stevenson said: "No, it will always be lip service.
"Time and time again we see an incident happen, the police do a lot of PR damage. And then they get a new commissioner in.
"Where is this reform?"
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