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Neil Basu on racism, riots and quitting the Met: ‘When policing is bad, it’s the worst’

He was the most senior Asian officer in British policing, tipped for the top job of Met commissioner. But then came Black Lives Matter and the murder of Sarah Everard – and he couldn’t stay silent any more

The Guardian - UK

Expanding terror definition could ‘overwhelm’ police and MI5, says watchdog

Jonathan Hall has been tasked with reviewing the scope of terror laws in the wake of the Southport attack.

The Independent UK

Ex-UK counter terror chief brands government plan to extend terrorism definition a ‘mistake’

Former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Neil Basu warns violent individuals could ‘revel’ in being called a terrorist and says ‘lone wolf’ description risks glorifying perpetrators

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Review of terror law would be a mistake, experts warn PM after Southport murders

Sir Keir Starmer announced a review of terror laws to address ‘extreme violence carried out by loners, misfits, young men in their bedrooms’.

Evening Standard

UK ministers pledge to overhaul terror laws amid Southport murders outcry

Keir Starmer says social media platforms must also act to remove extreme content that is inspiring violence

The Guardian - UK

Curb extremism now or face new terrorist threats, Labour warned

Experts say measures announced so far are not enough to turn the tide

The Guardian - UK

Salisbury poisonings could be an ‘act of war’, thought former counter terrorism chief

Former head of UK counter-terrorism policing, Neil Basu, was speaking as an inquiry into how Dawn Sturgess was fatally poisoned six years ago continues

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Priti Patel’s ‘laughable’ claims of two-tier policing putting officers at risks

Neil Basu, ex-head of counter-terrorism, says former home secretary’s remarks are divisive and untrue

The Guardian - UK

Worst far-right violence should be treated as terrorism, former police chief says

Former counter-terror chief Neil Basu said a bid to torch an asylum seeker hotel was an ‘attempt at a modern-day lynching’

The Independent UK

Ex-police chief likens far-right riots in England and Northern Ireland to terrorism

AN ex-police chief has said that some violence during the far-right riots seen across England and Northern Ireland has “crossed the line into…

The National (Scotland)

Worst far-right violence should be treated as terrorism, says ex-police chief

Neil Basu, former head of UK counter-terrorism, condemned rampaging rioters as ‘bullies and cowards’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer refuses to criticise Farage after Southport conspiracy theory accusations

PM says his focus is on victims as former counter-terror official says Clacton MP is ‘giving the EDL succour’

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage accused of stoking up Southport violence by former counter-terror chief

A FORMER counter-terrorism police chief has accused Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of helping incite violence that broke out in Southport after the…

The National (Scotland)

Former counter-terror chief accuses Farage of inciting Southport violence

Neil Basu says Reform UK leader is ‘creating conspiracy theories’ by questioning whether truth is being ‘withheld’

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General election – as it happened: Farage says he is boycotting BBC as more Reform candidates dropped over past comments

The Reform leader complained of a ‘dishonest Question Time audience’, while his party also reported Channel 4 to the Electoral Commission

The Guardian - UK

Police in race crisis as minority ethnic officers end support for action plan

Exclusive: NBPA, which represents thousands of police across UK, accuses leaders of breaking promises

The Guardian - UK

‘He will not be bullied’: Met chief Mark Rowley not afraid to stand his ground

Force’s commissioner has risked it all before – and now his job is on the line for rejecting demands to ban pro-Palestine march

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Pro-Palestine march will be one of UK’s biggest ever protests, organisers predict

Police to put tight controls on protesters’ movements with hundreds of thousands expected at event on Armistice Day

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Braverman defies No 10’s order to take out inflammatory element of police attack article

Rishi Sunak facing Tory calls to sack his home secretary over her ‘unhinged’ claim police are biased – after she ignored Downing Street demand for changes to op-ed

The Guardian - UK

No 10 says police have extensive powers to act against chants of ‘jihad’

Calls grow to tighten legislation but Met says it believes no offence was committed on London march

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman to question Met Police chief over jihad chant at rally

Government was warned by Sir Mark Rowley two years ago about gaps in law, ex-counterterror chief says

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman to question Met Police chief over Gaza protests response

Government was warned by Sir Mark Rowley two years ago about gaps in protest law, ex-counterterror chief says

The Guardian - UK

Gaps in law allowing ‘jihad’ to be shouted were ‘known to UK government’

Britain’s ex-head of counter-terrorism says government failed to act on recommendation to change legislation

The Independent UK

Former top cop hits out at missed opportunities for Met to accept it is ‘institutionally’ racist, after chief denies term AGAIN

Exclusive: Ex assistant commissioner Neil Basu said it was a ‘mistake’ Sir Mark Rowley would not admit his force was ‘institutionally’ racist at the first London Policing Board meeting

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan announces London Policing Board to help scrutinise the Met

The board was set up in line with a recommendation in the review of the culture and standards in the Metropolitan Police by Baroness Casey.

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