Issuing a statement, echoing the Mayor’s calls for Londoners to stay away from the planned protests this weekend, London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “I join the Mayor of London in calling for all Londoners to stay at home this weekend and find different ways to peacefully have their voices heard. This is a difficult call. The majority of […]
Read moreIn The Guardian: Officers should stand up to racists, inequality and injustice, says Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Neil Basu: Neil Basu, assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard, sent this internal note to his fellow Metropolitan police officers: This message doesn’t come from the head of counter-terrorism policing, an assistant commissioner of the Met police, nor a representative of the National Police […]
Read morePlease see below the response from the Met police to a question of whether officers are trained to use a knee against a persons neck when restraining them: I have sought confirmation and advice from the MPS Officer Safety Unit who are responsible for all personal safety policy in the MPS, aswell as the College of Policing. I can confirm […]
Read moreDear Editor, Last week, the Government bowed to pressure and released Public Health England’s report on coronavirus health inequalities. The report confirmed Black, Asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to contract and die from Covid-19. This tragic and unjust situation demands action, so we are disappointed the report made no recommendations to the Government. It is also concerning […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has made an official complaint to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office over the behaviour of controversial Inner North London Coroner Mary Hassell and her handling of the death of Rabbi Bobby Hill. Rabbi Hill’s case was referred to Ms Hassell’s office on May 11th 2020, but she did not release his body until May […]
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