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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Vikram Dodd and Heather Stewart

Police say Suella Braverman’s claims of force’s bias ‘a factor’ in attacks on them

Riot police in a line
Riot police keep far-right counter-protesters away near Vauxhall Bridge. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Suella Braverman’s claims of police bias in the days leading up to Saturday’s pro-Palestinian march were a significant factor in “sustained” far-right attacks on members of the force, officers believe.

One police source with close knowledge of the weekend’s events said the intensity of attacks by far-right supporters on police officers in central London was “unprecedented”. Police believe some were in possession of and high on cocaine.

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