Downing Street rejects US claim of two-tier policing in UK
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Downing Street has rejected any suggestion of two-tier policing in the United Kingdom, responding to a US state department intervention in the debate surrounding the murder of Henry Nowak. The prime minister’s spokesperson said the deputy prime minister, David Lammy, acknowledged mistakes can be made in any public service and that an investigation is underway. The spokesperson also described the UK-US special relationship as “incredibly strong” and said ministers are in regular touch with their US counterparts. Separately, Downing Street responded to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s suggestion that conflict over identity politics could lead to civil war, saying Britain is a “reasonable and tolerant” country. The spokesperson added that the violent scenes in Southampton do not represent the majority of people. The article also reports that the UK’s chief of the defence staff, Air Chief Marshal Richard Knighton, warned that now is the “most dangerous period” in decades for Britain, citing Russian probing and testing of defences.
What’s reported
Downing Street rejected any suggestion of two-tier policing in the UK.
The US state department intervened in the debate over Henry Nowak’s murder with a thinly-veiled rebuke criticizing two-tier policing.
David Lammy said mistakes can be made in any public service and an investigation is ongoing.
The prime minister’s spokesperson described the UK-US special relationship as “incredibly strong.”
Kemi Badenoch said conflict over identity politics could lead to civil war; Downing Street responded that Britain is “reasonable and tolerant.”
Air Chief Marshal Richard Knighton warned this is the “most dangerous period” in decades for Britain, with Russia probing and testing defences.
Key figures
David Lammy, deputy prime minister
Keir Starmer, prime minister
Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader
Air Chief Marshal Richard Knighton, UK chief of the defence staff
Henry Nowak, murdered teenager
Vickrum Digwa, convicted assailant
Sources: The Guardian
