A right-wing activist has been given a restraining order for abusing a journalist at court, leaving her “looking over her shoulder” for danger while at work.

Independent home affairs and security correspondent Lizzie Dearden was at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court in March 2019 to cover the case of James Goddard who had been charged with harassing pro-Remain Conservative MP Anna Soubry.

When self-styled “yellow-vest” activist Goddard (pictured) spotted Dearden outside the courtroom he shouted “that’s Lizzie Dearden from The Independent”, calling her “vile” and “scum of the earth”, according to the title’s report.