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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Flora Thompson

Force chiefs dismiss claims of two-tier policing in wake of summer riots

Mark Webster, the boss of Cleveland Police (Tom Wilkinson/PA) - (PA Wire)

A police chief branded claims of two-tier policing “nonsense” as he insisted his officers had been “entirely fair” in the way they responded to the summer riots.

Mark Webster, the boss of Cleveland Police, told MPs “people don’t want to listen to the facts” when asked about the debate which erupted amid accusations that some criminals were getting special treatment from police because of their background.

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