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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Rachael Davies

What is 'two-tier policing'? Met Police chief grabs journalist's microphone after question on subject

While leaving the Cabinet Office, Sir Mark Rowley was asked about two-tier policing, a topic of much interest since a weekend of riots across the UK.

Instead of responding, the Met Police Commissioner appeared to grab the top of the journalist’s microphone, throwing it to the ground, drawing criticism for not responding professionally to the query.

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