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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England correspondent

Racism row as Manchester police ban people ‘linked to gangs’ from carnival

Revellers enjoy Moss Side's Carnival, in Manchester. A chief superintendent said the banning order was in place “as per the wishes of the organisers and the community”.
Revellers enjoy Moss Side's Carnival, in Manchester. A chief superintendent said the banning order was in place “as per the wishes of the organisers and the community”. Photograph: Caroline Edge/Alamy

Greater Manchester police has been accused of using “deeply racist” tactics after it banned dozens of people from a Caribbean carnival because it suspected them of links to “a street gang”.

The force came under fire after issuing letters to a number of people explaining that they would be refused entry to the celebration because they had been identified as “either a member of a street gang, affiliated to a street gang” or “perceived by others to be associated to a street gang”.

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