FIVE men and a woman who verbally abused a BBC journalist at a protest were convicted on Monday of a public order offence.

A court previously heard how members of the group intimidated Newsnight political editor Nick Watt during the politically charged incident in Whitehall on June 14 2021.

Djazia Chaib-Eddour, 44, Christopher Aitken, 62, Martin Hockridge, 58, Alexander Peat, 34, and Gary Purnell, 45, all denied using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to use harassment, alarm or distress while Joseph Olswang, 40, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.

A verdict of guilty in all cases was recorded on August 1 and all six will be sentenced on August 30, according to the Metropolitan Police.

Detective Constable James Harold, the officer in the case, said: “A video of this incident prompted a huge amount of online comment and public concern. The behaviour shown by these people was unacceptable.”