@hiltonholloway I think it came up in the Scarman Report, and variously after when public trust broke down, including the 2011 riots. It means the police cannot behave like an occupying army because it won’t work.
@MikePaddyfield@visegrad24 “This investigation is going to fully establish the circumstances of the case including whether there may be misconduct on the part of any of the officers involved.” IOPC
We all need to resist attempts like this to politicise Henry Nowak’s death and divide our country - whether they come from MAGA politicians like Vance or their cronies here in the UK.
@JDVance Read the judge‘s remarks. That’s not correct on any level. Even if it was it is none of America’s business. It’s a matter for the British government, parliament and people.
Dear President Trump: Butt Out! https://t.co/IJy0difOaR...
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@reformparty_uk If he wins he’ll be a paid MP, and, just possibly one day a Whitehall minister. He will certainly be a professional politician who need never explore a U-bend ever again. He’ll be elite. What link did Farage ever have to the places he stood in? This local boy stuff is guff.
Exc: Kemi Badenoch has told me that conflict over identity politics in the UK could lead to a potential civil war in the long term.
NB: my interview with the Conservative leader for a Radio 4 documentary on Englishness was conducted last month and so is not in response to the events of this week
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Makerfield By-Election Update:
https://t.co/1qzdOOW1SO
Survation conducted a new poll of the Makerfield constituency. Fieldwork was conducted by telephone among 518 adults in the constituency between 26th May and 1st June 2026. A combination of landline and mobile data were used.
Methodology Statement
Population Sampled: All residents aged 18+ living in the Makerfield parliamentary constituency.
Total Sample Size: 518
Data Collection Method: Telephone interview. A combination of landline and mobile data were used.
Fieldwork Dates: 26th May – 1st June 2026
Data Weighting: Data were weighted to the profile of all adults in Makerfield constituency aged 18+. Data were weighted by age, sex, ward and 2024 General Election vote.
Targets for the weighted data were derived from Office for National Statistics data and the results of the 2024 UK General Election.
Margin of Error: Because only a sample of the full population was interviewed, all results are subject to a margin of error. For example, in a question where 50% gave a particular answer, with a sample of 518 it is 95% certain that the “true” value would fall within 4.8 percentage points of the sample result.
Headline by-election voting intention - Table V2 (likelihood-weighted, undecided/refused removed, no squeeze):
Candidate / Party / Vote share
Andy Burnham - Labour 49%
Robert Kenyon - Reform UK 39%
Rebecca Shepherd - Restore Britain 8%
Sarah Wakefield - Green Party 2%
Jake Austin - Liberal Democrat 1%
Michael Winstanley - Conservative 1%
Another party <1%
Base: likely voters, factored by likelihood to vote, with undecided and refused voters removed
Data tables are available here: https://t.co/mAcxDeCGIQ