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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans

Police chief warns claims of two-tier policing could set back efforts ‘to the 1960s’

A police chief has warned that claims of two-tier policing from politicians such as Nigel Farage could set back efforts to end prejudice against black people “to the 1960s and 1970s”.

The Reform UK leader, who has been accused by his political opponents of stoking racial tensions with his remarks, said division in Britain would get “far worse” if steps were not taken to change policing culture.

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