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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Notting Hill Carnival chief 'surprised' after top Met police officer says street party is unsafe

A top Met Police officer has said Notting Hill Carnival is not safe – as he warned of “significant” violence and fears of a “mass casualty” crowd crush.

Assistant commissioner Matt Twist told a meeting on Wednesday this year’s carnival – the biggest street party in Europe, which takes place annually in west London on the August bank holiday weekend – “did not have enough stewards”.

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