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I now think police use of live facial recognition will make us safer – here’s why you should think so too

I have been a Met officer and a critic. I still worry about the culture there. But as the Notting Hill carnival approaches, I am persuaded this is the best option, says peer and former senior police officer Brian Paddick

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025

Worried about weed: should London follow New York and decriminalise cannabis?

Almost 25 years after an experiment was ditched to caution rather than arrest those carrying small amounts of the drug, a rethink is on the cards – but the British government remains cautious

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2025

Tracking low-level cannabis use wastes police time, former London chief says

Brian Paddick, who led decriminalisation pilot scheme in 2001-02, says it diverts ‘scarce resources’ from other issues

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025

Archbishop of Canterbury savages 'morally unacceptable' Tory small boats bill

Archbishop Justin Welby - fresh from his central role at King Charles's Coronation on Satruday - lashed out at Suella Braverman's draconian Illegal Migration Bill, which has been branded a "gimmick" and a "con" by critics

Daily Mirror · May 10, 2023

‘I know what injustice is’: Duwayne Brooks on losing Stephen Lawrence – and fighting to be London’s Tory mayor

Thirty years after the racist murder of his friend, Brooks wants to run the city whose police failed him and so many others – as a Conservative. What makes him think he can do better than Sadiq Khan?

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023

I'm A Celebrity's Brian Paddick speaks out after sudden death of his beloved husband

Brian Paddick has been left heartbroken after his beloved husband Petter Belsvik died suddenly at their home in Oslo

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

Brian Paddick's husband haunting last Instagram post just days before 'dying suddenly'

Liberal Democrat peer Brian Paddick announced the death of his beloved husband Petter Belsvik on Monday morning, 14 years on from marrying the civil engineer from Oslo one year on from appearing on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2023

I'm A Celeb star Brian Paddick heartbroken as 'beautiful' husband dies suddenly at home

The TV star and Lib Dem life peer shared the tragic news with followers on social media

Nottingham Post · Feb 28, 2023

Former I'm A Celebrity star and Lib Dem peer Brian Paddick reveals heartbreak after sudden death of 'beautiful, loving' husband

The Liberal Democrat peer, 64, took to social media to share the news with thousands of followers on Monday

Manchester Evening News · Feb 27, 2023

I'm A Celebrity's Brian Paddick devastated after sudden death of his 'beautiful' husband

Brian, who is a Liberal Democrat peer and former London mayoral candidate, announced that his husband, Petter Belsvik was found dead "peacefully alone" at their home in Oslo, Norway.

Daily Record · Feb 27, 2023