Tommy Robinson case thrown out over incorrect police paperwork

The duty of policing sure points of the protest, which was being held in Westminster, central London, fell to Insp Steve Parker-Phipps.

The court docket heard the inspector imposed a Part 35 order underneath the Crime and Policing Act 2014 when he thought a “right-wing group” might doubtlessly be attending.

Insp Parker-Phipps, whose laptop computer battery was “dying”, put the order in place at 10:00 GMT on 26 November, however unintentionally dated the shape for twenty-four November.

Mr Robinson’s defence lawyer, Alisdair Williamson KC, advised the court docket there had been a “litany of catastrophic errors” within the Met’s dealing with of the incident.

Questioning the inspector, Mr Williamson mentioned: “This doc shouldn’t be right is it?

“Can we’ve got any confidence that there was a lawful order in place?”

To which the inspector replied: “No.”