TV interview on the taxi story – and earlier in the day do a radio piece on the police ‘banning’ national flags from a march in Ealing.

In fact it was a ‘request’ not a ‘ban’ – although I am not sure there is much of a distinction. I wrote to the local commander to see whether there was particular intelligence which led to this move by the police. Still awaiting an answer. If there was – then that is exactly the right thing to do – but if not – then our freedom to demonstrate peacefully must be protected.