Met police

As a result of the attack in Clapham Common, a 31-year-old woman and her youngest daughter, aged 3, suffered ‘life-changing’ injuries.

The UK threat level of left wing, anarchist and single-issue terrorism such as environmentalism is expected to increase.

‘Chronic demand’ for police has also been compounded for responding to Just Stop Oil over the past few weeks, said police bosses.

Crown Prosecution Service warned that ‘grossly offensive messages that amount to criminal behaviour’ will be prosecuted ‘robustly.’

Police said that in October they had the ‘highest number of arrests ever recorded’ in response to mass unlawful disruption.