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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Police chief attacks Reform UK promise to scrap equality policies as ‘ludicrous’

Serena Kennedy
Serena Kennedy led the police response to the Southport dance class murders last year and the riots that followed. Photograph: James Speakman/PA Media

The Reform party’s promise to abolish policies on equality and diversity is “ludicrous” and threatens to take policing and society backwards, one of the country’s most senior chief constables has said.

Serena Kennedy retires on Sunday as the chief constable of Merseyside police, after a tumultuous four years in charge.

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