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Progress on misogyny in London Fire Brigade but ‘significant work to do’, City Hall told

The Brigade's deputy commissioner said staff were now more confident in lodging complaints about misconduct

Evening Standard

The Sun’s splash, Huw Edwards and the drama that gripped Britain and shook the BBC

In one week, the allegations and responses to them have plunged the national broadcaster into yet another crisis – and raised serious questions about the Murdoch tabloid

The Guardian - UK

Manchester University chancellor 'will make formal complaint' after police wrongly target car in bungled sting

Former chief-prosecutor Nazir Afzal was driving with his son when police wrongly deployed a stinger on his car

Manchester Evening News

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University of Manchester Chancellor 'shocked' after police take out his car on his way home

Nazir Afzal said his son had been left 'traumatised' by the incident

Manchester Evening News

Nazir Afzal: ‘Prosecutor by day, DJ by night. That was me in the early 90s’

The lawyer and author, 61, tells Michael Segalov about family tragedies, legal role models, bigoted cops and the Camden trance scene

The Guardian - UK

Sunak announces grooming gang crackdown as Tories accused of ‘dog whistle’ politics

Government wants ethnicity data to be used by new police taskforce

The Independent UK

Firefighter took selfie in front of smouldering Grenfell Tower and used it for Tinder

The London Fire Brigade worker is said to have taken the picture "in the immediate aftermath" of the tragedy which killed 72 people, including 18 children, in 2017

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London fire chief apologises to mother of firefighter who took own life

Death of Jaden Matthew Francois-Esprit led to review of service that found it to be ‘institutionally racist’

The Guardian - UK

London firefighter took selfie outside Grenfell Tower and used it for Tinder profile

A London firefighter took a selfie outside Grenfell Tower immediately after the tragedy and used it for his Tinder profile, a London Assembly meeting has heard.

Evening Standard

North East fire chiefs to launch review after 'disturbing' report brands London brigade misogynist and racist

The Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service says it will look closely at the findings of an investigation that uncovered major problems at the London Fire Brigade

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London Fire Brigade must ‘root out’ bad leadership, says former fire minister

An independent review by Nazir Afzal found that the London Fire Brigade (LFB) is ‘institutionally misogynistic and racist’.

The Independent UK

Research has long shown institutional misogyny and racism within the UK's fire services

Following the tragic death of trainee firefighter Jaden Matthew Francois-Esprit, who took his own life in August 2020, an independent review was set up to investigate the workplace culture at the London Fire Brigade. Chaired by the solicitor and former crown prosecutor, Nazir Afzal, the review has found evidence of…

The Conversation

The Tories trashed racism and sexism as ‘woke’ concerns. Now our public services are paying the price

Bullying and bigotry are rife in the fire service, NHS and police, estranging these institutions from the people they should serve, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

The Mancunian Way: Scraps off the table

University chancellor was also asked about ‘heritage’ PLUS Tipp-Exing over our Prime Ministers AND Can we get a democratic solution for the North?

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Daily Mirror

Royals braced for more racism allegations as Prince Harry and Meghan 'hijack' US tour

There are still fears Harry and Meghan will reveal further damaging allegations of racism in their TV show, after a campaigner accused veteran Palace aide Lady Susan Hussey of grilling her over her Black heritage

Manchester Evening News

Lawyer Nazir Afzal says royal aide who resigned also asked him about his 'heritage'

'Racism is never far away'

Daily Mirror

Top lawyer reveals 'entirely inappropriate' race comments by Prince William's godmother

The only lawyer to ever prosecute a case before the late Queen, Nazir Afzal, was questioned on his race by one of the royal household's most trusted members, Lady Susan Hussey, at a reception in Buckingham Palace

Daily Mirror

Top lawyer says Lady Susan Hussey also questioned his ethnicity amid royal race row

Nazir Afzal, who led the review into the London Fire Brigade's racism, was at Buckingham Palace this week with Ngozi Fulani when she was questioned about her ethnicity by Lady Hussey

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Nazir Afzal walked out of Buckingham Palace function when he saw Priti Patel and Suella Braverman

The University of Manchester chancellor said the Home Secretary and her predecessor are typical of people who 'just love divisiveness', during a conference in Manchester.

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: 'Cruel, outdated and ineffective'

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The Guardian - UK

MPs call for inquiry into claims of bullying in UK fire services

New details emerge from report on London’s brigades as opposition parties demand national review

Evening Standard

LFB report inspires NHS and BBC employees to raise concerns, says probe lawyer

People who work in the NHS, the BBC and police forces have raised “serious concerns” about the way they are treated, a lawyer has said. An independent culture review of London Fire Brigade (LFB), led by Nazir Afzal – a former chief crown prosecutor for the North West, found “dangerous…

The Independent UK

Minister rejects call for national misogyny and racism inquiry after LFB report

An independent culture review of London Fire Brigade found ‘dangerous levels of ingrained prejudice against women’.

Daily Mirror

London Fire Brigade racism and misogyny report leads to UK-wide probe call

Former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal branded London Fire Brigade institutionally racist and misogynistic and now is calling for further probes into other public bodies

Evening Standard

NHS and BBC staff have also raised ‘serious concerns’ over treatment, says LFB probe lawyer

Nazir Afzal says a national inquiry should focus on misogyny and racism across all public sectors

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