Shami Chakrabarti told the crowd gathered at Old Palace Yard this morning, opposite the Houses of Parliament, that naming March 7 2014 “Grayling Day” was no honour for the Lord Chancellor: on the contrary, this was, she said, his “day of shame”.

Liberty’s director didn’t spare MPs and peers either, who she said “care not for the children of the poor”. She said they seek legal advice if their own interests are at stake and that they’re “not just illiterates and hypocrites” but “vandals”.

You have been too quiet, my learned friends, for too long

she concluded, suggesting a similar day of action would be needed before long.

2014-03-07T18:52:46+00:00