“They said the location had been used twice previously without incident and they had accepted the conditions set by police, but alleged the Metropolitan police later reneged on an agreement over the starting point and imposed an 'unprecedented exclusion zone'.”

“The Met said it placed conditions on the protest after factoring in 'the cumulative impact' on Jewish Londoners, adding that the march was in the vicinity of synagogues.”

“A number of critical letters were sent to the force alleging it falsely accused protesters carrying flowers – including the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his former shadow chancellor John McDonnell – of forcing their way through police lines, when video footage appeared to show they had initially been waved through by officers.”

“Dozens of protesters gathered outside the court on Wednesday morning. The public gallery was full of the defendants’ supporters, including Corbyn, as the judge delivered the verdicts.”