Former counter-terror chief accuses Farage of inciting Southport violence Neil Basu says Reform UK leader is ‘creating conspiracy theories’ by questioning whether truth is being ‘withheld’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024
General election – as it happened: Farage says he is boycotting BBC as more Reform candidates dropped over past comments The Reform leader complained of a ‘dishonest Question Time audience’, while his party also reported Channel 4 to the Electoral Commission The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024
Police in race crisis as minority ethnic officers end support for action plan Exclusive: NBPA, which represents thousands of police across UK, accuses leaders of breaking promises The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024
‘He will not be bullied’: Met chief Mark Rowley not afraid to stand his ground Force’s commissioner has risked it all before – and now his job is on the line for rejecting demands to ban pro-Palestine march The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2023
Pro-Palestine march will be one of UK’s biggest ever protests, organisers predict Police to put tight controls on protesters’ movements with hundreds of thousands expected at event on Armistice Day The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023
Braverman defies No 10’s order to take out inflammatory element of police attack article Rishi Sunak facing Tory calls to sack his home secretary over her ‘unhinged’ claim police are biased – after she ignored Downing Street demand for changes to op-ed The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
No 10 says police have extensive powers to act against chants of ‘jihad’ Calls grow to tighten legislation but Met says it believes no offence was committed on London march The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023
Suella Braverman to question Met Police chief over jihad chant at rally Government was warned by Sir Mark Rowley two years ago about gaps in law, ex-counterterror chief says The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023
Suella Braverman to question Met Police chief over Gaza protests response Government was warned by Sir Mark Rowley two years ago about gaps in protest law, ex-counterterror chief says The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023
Gaps in law allowing ‘jihad’ to be shouted were ‘known to UK government’ Britain’s ex-head of counter-terrorism says government failed to act on recommendation to change legislation The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023
Former top cop hits out at missed opportunities for Met to accept it is ‘institutionally’ racist, after chief denies term AGAIN Exclusive: Ex assistant commissioner Neil Basu said it was a ‘mistake’ Sir Mark Rowley would not admit his force was ‘institutionally’ racist at the first London Policing Board meeting The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Sadiq Khan announces London Policing Board to help scrutinise the Met The board was set up in line with a recommendation in the review of the culture and standards in the Metropolitan Police by Baroness Casey. The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
Police bullies ‘treat difference as a sign of weakness’ Former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu has said there is a bullying culture in the service that must be tackled. The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023
Police Federation chair accepts Met is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic Steve Hartshorn says making his personal views public is an act of ‘leadership’, after damning Casey report The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023 Former counter-terror chief hits out at ‘insulting’ findings of Prevent review Neil Basu claims parts of government-backed review of scheme are driven by ‘rightwing viewpoint’
The Canberra Times · Jan 5, 2023 Summernats wows the car agnostics and the devoted fans The roar of 500 cars may be the biggest parade yet.
Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022 Ex-Met Police terror cop blasts Suella Braverman over fight against right-wing extremism Suella Braverman said it was her 'dream' and 'obsession' to see a flight containing asylum seekers taking off to Rwanda - after the controversial policy was mired in legal challenges
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022 Former head of UK counter-terror policing calls Suella Braverman’s comments on migrants ‘inexplicable’ Assistant commissioner Neil Basu compares ‘horrific’ language to Enoch Powell
Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022 Senior Met officer says Meghan faced ‘very real threats’ while in the UK Neil Basu spoke to Channel 4 about the Duchess of Sussex
The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022 Duchess of Sussex faced ‘disgusting’ threats to life, senior Met officer says ‘Very real’ threats against Meghan led to prosecutions, says outgoing assistant commissioner Neil Basu
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022 Basu condemns ‘horrific’ government rhetoric on migrants UK most senior police officer of colour has drawn a comparison with Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ speech.
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022 ‘Disgusting and credible’ plots against Meghan Markle investigated by police ‘If you’d seen the stuff that was written ... you would feel under threat all the time,’ says Neil Basu
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022 Boris Johnson ally out of running for top NCA job amid cronyism row Exclusive: Bernard Hogan-Howe has not reapplied after No 10 intervened over his initial non-selection
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022 Exercise could combat fatigue among arthritis patients – study Physical activity and talking therapy could help hundreds of thousands with extreme tiredness caused by arthritis, researchers said.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022 Sadiq Khan says new Met commissioner must admit to force’s failings London mayor says appointee must understand extent of ‘cultural and organisational problems’ in Met