Last November Adil joked that the "best thing about standing in for Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain is that you don’t have to meet Piers Morgan."

The plans have been described as a "staggering assault" on our right to protest.

Meanwhile, calls for end of the monarchy their highest since Opinium polling began 6 years ago.

"These ugly times just get uglier," one person said.

Sadiq Khan said "the police have a responsibility to enforce Covid laws but from images I've seen it's clear the response was at times neither appropriate nor proportionate."

"These women were only here to remember the victims of male violence but were subjected to it themselves."

Placards reading "we will not be silenced" and "she was just walking home" were on display wile the crowd chanted "sisters will never be defeated".

"National treasure, communication genius, Formula One legend.”

The amount translates to £10,000 for each location where vigils were expected to go ahead.