I’m pleased to see that Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services has, in the Government-ordered report on the policing of the protest, given its backing to the force over the policing decisions made that day.

Although I cannot endorse criminal damage, this incident triggered much-needed conversations about the legacies of empire and slavery and had a global impact, affecting much more than just how we commemorate Colston in Bristol. I am glad that the Home Secretary’s attempts to play party politics over this have, quite rightly, been described as “misjudged” in the report.