Badenoch criticises Macpherson report and calls for more stop and search Tory leader takes aim at police guidance and says more black boys searched means more black lives saved The Guardian - UK · Jun 9
How did the notion of ‘two-tier policing’ evolve, and does it really exist? Data discredits claims reawakened by the death of Henry Nowak that UK police actions disadvantage white people The Guardian - UK · Jun 5
Did police anti-racism policies lead to appalling treatment of Henry Nowak and if not, what did? Analysis of evidence and interviews with experts suggests focus by rightwing critics on race misses reality of police failures The Guardian - UK · Jun 3
The Daniels report won’t solve anti-Black racism at the Met – but it offers a new way to tackle it The 30 Patterns of Harm report draws on evidence from within the Metropolitan police. That’s hard to dismiss, and gives us an opportunity for hope, says Keith Magee, co-chair of the Black Community Policing Advisory Panel The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025
Home cleaners are now demanding $100K salaries in the new era of the uber-rich Many view their job description as having changed from purely cleaning and upkeep, to maintenance and preservation – more akin to museum curators The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025
Footage of Met officers shows ‘nothing much has changed’, says Doreen Lawrence A landmark report into her son’s murder, published in 1999, found the UK’s largest force to be ‘institutionally racist’. Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025
Government Bill to block new sentencing guidelines clears first Commons test The proposals were brought forward following claims of a ‘two-tier’ justice system. Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2025
Neil Basu on racism, riots and quitting the Met: ‘When policing is bad, it’s the worst’ He was the most senior Asian officer in British policing, tipped for the top job of Met commissioner. But then came Black Lives Matter and the murder of Sarah Everard – and he couldn’t stay silent any more The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025
Creature Commandos season 1 ending explained: who dies, is there a post-credits scene, will there be a season 2, and more of your biggest questions answered Creature Commandos' season 1 finale is out now – here's what happens in it and whether it sets up future DCU projects. TechRadar · Jan 9, 2025
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 · Jul 26, 2024
What minority ethnic police officers face on the job – and how to fix policing culture It was only last year that the independent Casey review concluded that the Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic. And things have only gotten worse. The Conversation · Jul 19, 2024
Doreen Lawrence accuses police of 'arrogance' as she criticises force for failing to promote black officers The Labour peer said that data suggests black officers are more prone to discipline than white colleagues and face lower promotion rates Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2024
'Coast clear' for inheritance tax cut in Autumn Statement - former Treasury boss Jeremy Hunt refused to rule out the measure in a BBC News interview Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2023
Senior officer in Stephen Lawrence case was ‘corrupt’, Met document claims Solicitor for Doreen Lawrence says ex-police commander Ray Adams should face investigation into alleged perjury The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023 Detectives accused of bungling first Stephen Lawrence inquiry will not face charges Exclusive: Lady Lawrence calls decision a ‘disgrace’ after announcement despite errors made by senior detectives leading to suspects remaining free
Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2023 OPINION - The Met must now reopen the case of Stephen Lawrence’s tragic murder At the end of April, just two months ago, we marked 30 years since the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, who was killed in a racist attack in south-east London in 1993. There was an anniversary memorial service at St Martin-in-the-Fields church and much reflection about how the Metropolitan…
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023 Who is Matthew White? New suspect in Stephen Lawrence murder White first came to police attention aftering telling officers he visited the home address of two other suspects on night of murder
The Guardian - UK · May 1, 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 · Apr 22, 2023 Neville Lawrence says Met police surrendered to son’s killers Father speaks out on 30th anniversary of murder as new research shows continuing stop and search inequality
The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023 Met Police ‘did not dig deep enough’ to confront racism after Lawrence murder Sir Mark Rowley apologised for failings in the aftermath of the killing which led to the force’s response to it being branded institutionally racist.
Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2023 OPINION - The Standard View: 30 years on from the murder of Stephen Lawrence, a reality check for the Met This weekend marks 30 years since 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence was murdered in an unprovoked racist attack while waiting for a bus in Eltham, south-east London. In the wake of his killing, and the failure of the initial police investigation, came the landmark 1999 Macpherson Report, which concluded that the Metropolitan…
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023 Doreen Lawrence: black people in UK still don’t get justice Mother of teenager killed in racist attack in 1993 says police in London ‘able to be as brutal as they want’
Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2023 Stephen Lawrence's dad vows to face son's killers and tells them to finally confess Neville Lawrence, 81, told the Daily Mirror he will give victim impact statements at the parole hearings of Gary Dobson, 47, and David Norris, 46.
The Conversation · Apr 17, 2023 Casey review: how the Met police needs to accept that it is institutionally racist and deal with failures Louise Casey’s review of the standards of behaviour and internal culture at the Metropolitan police makes for uncomfortable reading. It was commissioned following the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by Wayne Couzens, who was a serving Met officer at the time.
Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023 Met crackdown on rogue cops will NOT focus on officers accused of racism The Metropolitan police will not be looking at racism in its plans to root out rogue officers despite the Casey report labelling the force institutionally racist