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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Hannah Al-Othman North of England corespondent

Travellers bring legal action after Manchester police allegedly forced children on to trains

People walk through a Christmas-themed market in Manchester.
The children were allegedly prevented from visiting Manchester’s Christmas market. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

Representatives for Gypsy and Traveller children who were allegedly forced on to trains and prevented from visiting Manchester’s Christmas markets have instructed human rights lawyers to bring a complaint against Greater Manchester police (GMP).

The Traveller Movement, a national charity, has instructed Ryan Bradshaw, a human rights partner at Leigh Day, to bring a complaint against the force on several grounds, with allegations including false imprisonment, negligence, excessive use of force, and safeguarding failures.

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