Tower Hamlets: Met applies to prohibit EDL march.

(From Guardian Unlimited)

The campaign to have a march planned by the English Defence League through one of London's most ethnically-diverse boroughs banned looks to have been successful. The Metropolitan Police has announced that it is "in the process of applying to the Home Secretary for authority to prohibit a march in five London boroughs for a period of thirty days." More details of the application are promised later, including the names of the boroughs affected, one of which is undoubtedly Tower Hamlets. The application, which is highly unlikely to be turned down, applies to all marches in the boroughs concerned, including a planned counter-march against the EDL. Tower …