Vandalism, all-night noisy parties and intimidating residents have become frequent. A typical response is, ‘You can’t touch me, my father’s a barrister’.

It’s amazing. The event has taken members of Churches Together a year to organise and it has really paid off. It is lovely to see so many people here.

mark a defeat for democracy.

Clearing traffic and the public from Parliament Square and putting a steel cage around the Palace of Westminster would mark a defeat for democracy,

In the end this will have to be a decision that balances the dual need to protect public access and improve security.