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REVEALED: Home secretary orders review into political activism within policing | Vintage Vibes

Suella Braverman, centre, talking to officers at Greater Manchester Police headquarters this week.
Suella Braverman, centre, talking to officers at Greater Manchester Police headquarters this week. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

The home secretary has commissioned a review into police activism and impartiality as she tells officers to focus on crime rather than being involved in “political matters”.

Suella Braverman said public confidence had been damaged as a result of police engaging in “contentious issues”, such as officers taking a knee in a gesture against racism and policing gender-critical views on social media.

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