Reichtag Moment

On Thursday, the Metropolitan police contacted a number of protest groups warning that the main day of G20 protest, will be Wednesday, 1 April and it would be "very violent", senior commanders have insisted that they are "up for it, and up to it", should there be any trouble.

David Howarth, a Liberal Democrat MP who is leading a parliamentary group of observers at the protests next week, said: "I am increasingly worried that what the police are saying about the protests will end up in a self-fulfilling prophecy. By talking up the prospect of violence they will put off peaceful demonstrators and start to attract other sorts."

Andrew Dismore MP, said police language in recent days had "not very helpful".

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