Today I have met Lucy, Mark and Katie, Henry Nowak’s mother, father and stepmother. Their courage is extraordinary.
They have endured the most appalling loss, it is a life sentence for them.
They have also faced the agonising decision to release the harrowing body-worn camera footage, knowing how painful it would be and how strongly people would react. They did so because they want truth, accountability and change.
They have asked that we work across political parties and religions to rebuild trust in the police. That trust has been broken because of what happened, and I agree with them on that.
We must also be prepared to examine, carefully and seriously, religious practices or exemptions that permit the carrying of dangerous weapons in public, and other activities that are not conducive to the public good. We also need to examine where the law needs to change.
Henry’s family do not want anger to tear communities apart. They are a family who have friends across faith and race, and so did Henry. His family want his memory to help bring our society together.
Everyone knows I have strong views about how we should deal with equality under the law. What the family agreed with me on is that we need to bring common sense back, and that is what we should all be fighting for.
I promised the family that we will work to ensure there is a positive legacy for Henry out of this tragedy.
That is my focus now.
Bravo, @Keir_Starmer, for getting in an Adviser on Women and Girls who thinks the definition of women and girls includes men and boys. That'll definitely win back people who believe Labour's a party for smug, lanyard-wearing, luxury-belief-espousing cultural elitists. 1/2
This guy is here on a temporary three year student visa. He just won a 5 year term in the Scottish Parliament.
He is currently crowdfunding for another temporary visa
Mental. Absolutely mental
So 50,000 bussed in degenerates went to London today.
Sign reads "don't let racist farage and reform divide the country".
Unsure which country they mean as only "Palestine" and Islamic regime flags flying.
The worst of Britain today.
The best of Britain arrive on May 16th.
🚨🎙️ | Sir Jim Ratcliffe asked about the current climate of the UK:
"You can't have an economy with nine million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in. I mean, the UK has been colonised. It's costing too much money.
"The UK has been colonised by immigrants, really, hasn't it? I mean, the population of the UK was 58 million in 2020, now it's 70 million. That's 12 million people…” [@EdConwaySky]
On this day, January 30, 2024
an Israeli special force (Duvdevan) infiltrated Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin,disguised as Palestinian civilians, with female members wearing hijab, male members wearing fake beards, posing as doctors and nurses, and assassinated 3 Palestinian patients