Neil Basu: Police must view legitimate anger with care – we need to listen to our communities

In 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 […]

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Met Police response to question on whether officers are trained to use a knee against a persons neck when restraining them

Please 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 […]

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Camden Business Discretionary Grant Scheme open

New discretionary grant fund open for applications We understand that the current situation is placing an unprecedented strain on our business community. In May the government launched a new discretionary grant fund to support those businesses who are not eligible for the existing COVID related business grants scheme. Camden has been allocated £3.64m for this grant scheme, to distribute to […]

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Letter to editors with Cllr Anne Clarke on PHE report into Covid impact on BAME communities

Dear 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 […]

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My report from City Hall No. 65: 21st April to 5th June 2020

Introduction Inevitably, this report is dominated by the consequences of the Covid19 virus and the lockdown. City Hall and the London Assembly have now started to meet virtually through various video systems, though questioning the Mayor and attending committee meetings does feel strange doing things this way. At the Assembly AGM, I was again appointed to the Police and Crime […]

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