A WOMAN has been fined for breaching Covid-19 restrictions during anti-lockdown protests alongside Piers Corbyn.

Louise Creffield, from Brighton, was found guilty of taking part in three gatherings in central London between August 29 and October 24, 2020.

The 36-year-old was fined £250 for all three dates. She also had to pay £50 in prosecution costs and £34 in surcharges.

Meanwhile, Piers Corbyn, brother of former Labour leader Jeremy, was found guilty of participating in four gatherings between August 29 and December 31, 2020.

At Westminster Magistrates’ Court, the 75-year-old was fined £750 and had to pay £275 in prosecution costs and £109 in surcharges.

The incidents happened in Trafalgar Square, Westminster and South Bank, the Metropolitan Police said.

The offences involved gatherings of more than 30 people at a time when regulations stated no-one could participate in groups of more than six outdoors unless certain exemptions applied.

Fellow protester Vincent Dunmall, 55, from Orpington, was also found guilty of taking part in three of the gatherings between August 29 and October 24, 2020.

He was fined £175, and also had to pay £75 in prosecution costs and £34 in surcharges.

Detective Inspector Chris Rudd said: “It was saddening to have to deal with these incidents where large numbers of people illegally gathered in breach of Covid regulations during a national emergency period.

“At a time when so many members of the public were making considerable sacrifices and abiding by the rules to keep others safe, these individuals acted selfishly and risked spreading the virus.

“However, our policing response demonstrated that we were prepared to take action and issue fixed penalty notices to those deliberately flouted the rules.”