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politics2 years ago•4 min saved

Sunak's Standoff with Police Chief Sparks Controversy over Pro-Palestinian March

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Metropolitan Police Chief Mark Rowley are at odds over a planned pro-Palestinian march in London, which coincides with Armistice Day. Sunak has called for the protest to be banned, citing concerns of desecration of war memorials, while Rowley maintains that there is no absolute power to ban protests and is committed to ensuring the march passes without disruption. The police believe the risk of violence by fringe groups has risen, but at present, the potential for disorder does not meet the threshold for a ban. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign vows to continue with the march, while fears of confrontation with far-right protests have grown.

via The New York Times|

#armistice-day #london #mark-rowley

politics2 years ago•6 min saved

Stephen Lawrence's mother brands London's Met Police as rotten to the core.

The Casey Review has found evidence of continuing systemic racism in the UK's biggest police force, the Metropolitan Police, against both staff and the public. The report comes 24 years after the Macpherson Report, which exposed institutional racism in the Met after the racially-motivated killing of Stephen Lawrence. The Casey Review found black Londoners remained "over-policed and under-protected", and said those from an ethnic minority background were more likely to be stopped and searched, handcuffed, batoned and Tasered, creating a situation where trust and consent have been eroded. The report also found widespread evidence of homophobia and misogyny within the Met.

via BBC|

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