Man charged after BBC reporter chased by anti-lockdown protesterspublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 16 June 2021
Police have charged a 57-year-old man after a BBC journalist was chased by a group of protesters in Whitehall.
The demonstrators were protesting the extension of England's Covid restrictions for a further four weeks.
A clip, shared on social media, shows them haranguing BBC Newsnight's political editor Nicholas Watt on Monday outside Downing Street.
Martin Hockridge, of Harpenden, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 29 June.
He is accused under the Public Order Act of using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour with the intention of causing harassment or distress.
The Metropolitan Police says enquiries are ongoing to identify other people involved in the incident.