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Labour tells watchdog of police failures over intimidation of MP and supporters

Party documents police failings to intervene in incidents involving opponents of Shabana Mahmood during elections

The Guardian - UK

Teenager’s lawyer steps aside after Manchester airport ‘assassination’ remarks

Solicitor for young man kicked by officer claims media have focused on him instead of police misconduct

The Guardian - UK

Fears Rochdale could ‘boil over’ as outsiders stir division over Manchester airport video

Family of a man seen being kicked by police call for ‘time to heal’ as far-right groups and others try to exploit the fallout

The Guardian - UK

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Yorkshire cricket racism whistleblower Azeem Rafiq accuses police of ‘brutality’ in Manchester Airport footage

Exclusive: “It’s 2024 - we are years on from Stephen Lawrence’s murder and the MacPherson report highlighting institutional racism within policing,” Azeem Rafiq told The Independent. “Yet, where are we? Not enough has changed.”

The Independent UK

Don’t use video of officer kicking man at Manchester Airport for political purposes, says mayor

Mayor Andy Burnham says ‘situation not clear cut’ as lawyer says man has cyst on brain

Evening Standard

Teenager kicked in face by Manchester police is ‘traumatised’, solicitor says

Akhmed Yakoob claims Muhammed Fahir, 19, is victim of police brutality after video shows arrest at airport

The Guardian - UK

Manchester Airport video men have made assault complaint to police, lawyer says

A lawyer representing the men said they had to make their own way to hospital to be checked for head injuries

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Independent Muslim who beat Labour in Leicester says victory was not ‘sectarian’

Shockat Adam says he is not a single-issue MP, but will fight on NHS and housing as well as Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham election candidate apologises for ‘deeply disturbing’ remarks about women

Independent candidate Akhmed Yakoob pledges to ‘fight misogyny’ after outcry over podcast comments

The Guardian - UK

Election candidate condemned for joking about domestic abuse and saying ‘70% of hell is going to be women’

Akhmed Yakoob has also spoken out in support of misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate

The Independent UK

Birmingham general election hopeful joked about domestic violence on podcast

Independent Akhmed Yakoob, who polls suggest is closing gap on Labour, also said ‘70% of hell will be women’

The Guardian - UK

‘Labour will struggle’: Birmingham voters in a bind – and not just over Gaza

Alum Rock in Ladywood has become a protest hub – with local people saying poverty and other issues will also dictate vote

The Guardian - UK

It is foolish and self-indulgent for the anti-Starmer left to split the Labour vote

The We Deserve Better campaign is guilty of promoting an absurd narrative

The Guardian - UK

If Keir Starmer isn’t careful, Gaza could do for him what the Iraq war did for Blair

Many Muslim voters turned against Labour in the local elections, and the continuing conflict only heightens the risk of alienating others, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Viral hate campaign targeted Dudley teacher after fake racist video shared

Doorbell video of woman canvassing for Labour in West Midlands shared by independent candidate

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Labour ‘working to get support back’ after losing votes over Gaza stance

Analysis shows almost 18% drop in party’s vote in areas of England where more than a fifth are Muslim

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