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Josh Payne

Retired judge who jailed Boris Becker to chair Nottingham attacks inquiry

Flowers on the steps of Nottingham Council following the attacks (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Archive)

A senior retired judge who jailed former tennis star Boris Becker after he avoided paying his debts is set to chair the inquiry into the Nottingham attacks, MPs have been told.

Deborah Taylor was the resident judge at Southwark Crown Court and the recorder of Westminster until her retirement in 2022, and also jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for breaching his bail conditions in 2019.

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