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HISTORICAL FACTS: 8 - The Untold Story

Why our ideas about protest and mob psychology are dangerously wrong

Myths about the madness of crowds, long propagated by politicians and the establishment, have been overturned by new research, says writer Dan Hancox

The Guardian - UK

Tories feign innocence as Labour give more prisoners early release

Tough-on-crime brigade look scarce as convicts win a break from crumbling prison system

The Guardian - UK

Martyn Blake deserves ‘admiration and apology’, says Suella Braverman

A Metropolitan Police marksman who was acquitted of murdering unarmed driver Chris Kaba in a police shooting deserves "admiration and apology," Suella Braverman has said.

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Braverman forwarded 290 documents to her private email as attorney general

Ex-minister routinely forwarded correspondence in potential breach of ministerial code, FoI request reveals

The Guardian - UK

Met Police marksman cleared of murdering Chris Kaba as bodycam footage reveals moments before shooting

Martyn Blake’s acquittal sparks protest but Met police chief Sir Mark Rowley says system for holding officers to account is ‘broken’

Evening Standard

Judge gave warning after ex-home secretary’s ‘regrettable’ tweets ahead of trial

Suella Braverman said firearms officers ‘mustn’t fear ending up in the dock for carrying out their duties’.

Evening Standard

Home Office backtracks on statutory inquiry into ‘deplorable conditions’ at immigration centre

Exclusive: Lawyers say Manston immigration centre became extremely overcrowded in November 2022, leading to the site being temporarily closed down

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How mild-mannered ‘Robert Generic’ turned into a ruthless right-wing Tory leadership hopeful

The former immigration minister and conservative-turned-rebel was once seen as a moderate centrist, but became the Tory rightwing flag bearer in the leadership contest

The Independent UK

Controversial ex-Boris Johnson adviser up for Scottish charity job

A FORMER adviser to Suella Braverman and Boris Johnson is being considered for a position at a Scottish disability charity, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland)

Whoever becomes the next Tory leader shouldn’t assume they’ll be safe in the job

If there’s a star among the four candidates, who this week will be winnowed down to two, they are keeping it well disguised

The Guardian - UK

‘They have him by the balls’: senior Tories warn Robert Jenrick will be at mercy of ‘Braverman right’ as leader

Party figures say frontrunner will be brought down by the right if he tries to move to more moderate ground

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick: Tory leadership contender on party dysfunction, immigration and why he can’t stand Sadiq Khan

From mild-mannered solicitor to right-wing standard-bearer, MP explains his political journey in exclusive interview

Evening Standard

Sayeeda Warsi quits Conservatives over UK party’s lurch to ‘far right’

Former co-chair criticises party’s ‘hypocrisy and double standards in its treatment of different communities’.

Al Jazeera

Warsi resigns Tory whip, saying party has moved too far to right

Peer cites ‘hypocrisy in treatment of different communities’ as party investigates her tweet on acquittal of ‘coconut’ protester

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Too white? Too black? Too woke? Politics by labelling is a disease of our times

Avoiding political debate with crude and insulting tags such as ‘coconut’ stifles diversity of thought

The Guardian - UK

Met police budget ‘heading off a cliff’, commissioner warns in funding plea

Sir Mark Rowley says force could have to shut half its ageing buildings in next decade and faces big deficit next year

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Palestinian protester acquitted over ‘coconut’ placard has ‘no regrets’

Marieha Hussain, who depicted Sunak and Braverman as coconuts, says only people who do not understand the term find it offensive

Evening Standard

OPINION - It's not for judges to police what ethnic minorities call themselves

On Friday afternoon, as District Judge, Vanessa Lloyd, read out a not-guilty verdict, cheers and whoops erupted from the public gallery at Westminster magistrates’ court. On the floor of the courtroom, a nine-month-pregnant woman named Marieha Hussain instantly broke down in tears. The ruling was the culmination of an almost…

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The cause of anti-racism is turned on its head when we’re debating coconuts in court

Marieha Hussain’s placard featuring Sunak and Braverman was political satire: she should never have been hauled in front of a judge to prove it, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Independent UK

Police asked Black Studies professor for help on ‘coconuts’ case before his own ‘house n*gro’ investigation

Exclusive: It has emerged that the academic, 41, was approached by the Metropolitan Police in April to lend his expertise to a Crown Prosecution Service review into whether Marieha Hussain should be charged for her ‘coconuts’ placard.

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Palestine protester stands trial for racial offence over ‘coconut’ placard

Marieha Hussein attended a London march against the war in Gaza carrying a sign depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan received thousands of abusive messages after being re-elected mayor of London

University research reveals shocking extent of social media attacks on UK politicians

The Guardian - UK

Britain now stifles peaceful dissent like a repressive regime. It’s time to roll back our anti-protest laws

Under the Tories, non-violent climate protesters were jailed for up to five years – and there is little sign that Labour will change tack, says Linda Lakhdhir, legal director of Climate Rights International

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman criticised over ‘pro-Palestinian mob’ comments in report she ordered herself

The report came after Ms Braverman called on the watchdog to inspect police involvement

The Guardian - UK

Sunak and Braverman wrong to lambast Met over Palestine demos, report says

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report gives police largely clean bill of health on impartiality after accusations of bias

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