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The Tories trashed racism and sexism as ‘woke’ concerns. Now our public services are paying the price

Bullying and bigotry are rife in the fire service, NHS and police, estranging these institutions from the people they should serve, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

The Mancunian Way: Scraps off the table

University chancellor was also asked about ‘heritage’ PLUS Tipp-Exing over our Prime Ministers AND Can we get a democratic solution for the North?

Manchester Evening News

Royals braced for more racism allegations as Prince Harry and Meghan 'hijack' US tour

There are still fears Harry and Meghan will reveal further damaging allegations of racism in their TV show, after a campaigner accused veteran Palace aide Lady Susan Hussey of grilling her over her Black heritage

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Lawyer Nazir Afzal says royal aide who resigned also asked him about his 'heritage'

'Racism is never far away'

Manchester Evening News

Top lawyer reveals 'entirely inappropriate' race comments by Prince William's godmother

The only lawyer to ever prosecute a case before the late Queen, Nazir Afzal, was questioned on his race by one of the royal household's most trusted members, Lady Susan Hussey, at a reception in Buckingham Palace

Daily Mirror

Top lawyer says Lady Susan Hussey also questioned his ethnicity amid royal race row

Nazir Afzal, who led the review into the London Fire Brigade's racism, was at Buckingham Palace this week with Ngozi Fulani when she was questioned about her ethnicity by Lady Hussey

Daily Mirror

Nazir Afzal walked out of Buckingham Palace function when he saw Priti Patel and Suella Braverman

The University of Manchester chancellor said the Home Secretary and her predecessor are typical of people who 'just love divisiveness', during a conference in Manchester.

Manchester Evening News

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The Mancunian Way: 'Cruel, outdated and ineffective'

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Manchester Evening News

MPs call for inquiry into claims of bullying in UK fire services

New details emerge from report on London’s brigades as opposition parties demand national review

The Guardian - UK

LFB report inspires NHS and BBC employees to raise concerns, says probe lawyer

People who work in the NHS, the BBC and police forces have raised “serious concerns” about the way they are treated, a lawyer has said. An independent culture review of London Fire Brigade (LFB), led by Nazir Afzal – a former chief crown prosecutor for the North West, found “dangerous…

Evening Standard

Minister rejects call for national misogyny and racism inquiry after LFB report

An independent culture review of London Fire Brigade found ‘dangerous levels of ingrained prejudice against women’.

The Independent UK

London Fire Brigade racism and misogyny report leads to UK-wide probe call

Former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal branded London Fire Brigade institutionally racist and misogynistic and now is calling for further probes into other public bodies

Daily Mirror

NHS and BBC staff have also raised ‘serious concerns’ over treatment, says LFB probe lawyer

Nazir Afzal says a national inquiry should focus on misogyny and racism across all public sectors

Evening Standard

People working in NHS and BBC have also raised concerns, LFB probe lawyer says

Nazir Afzal called for a ‘national inquiry’ into other public bodies.

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Evening Standard

London Fire Brigade Commissioner calls review findings 'horrifying'

Swathes of firefighters face the sack if they are found to have bullied or been racist, misogynistic or homophobic, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) chief has said. The fire service has “dangerous levels of ingrained prejudice against women”, while colleagues from minority backgrounds are “frequently the target of racist abuse”,…

Evening Standard

London Fire Brigade found ‘institutionally misogynist and racist’ in damning independent review

London Fire Brigade has been found “institutionally misogynist and racist” in a damning independent report. Accounts ranging from women being groped to people having their helmets filled with urine feature in the wide-ranging review, which examined the culture at England’s biggest fire and rescue service. Led by Nazir Afzal, a…

The Independent UK

Firefighters face sack if found to have bullied or been racist, LFB boss says

London Fire Commissioner Andy Roe spoke at a briefing at LFB headquarters.

The Guardian - UK

Author of London fire brigade report warns of racism and misogyny in other organisations

Nazir Afzal calls for national inquiry and says he has been contacted by NHS, BBC and police about issues they face

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Daily Mirror

Toxic sexist and racist abuse in London Fire Brigade dismissed as 'banter'

The culture review of the service, London mayor Sadiq Khan said, contains 'abhorrent' details and 'must be nothing short of a watershed moment' when it should be a workplace free of discrimination

AFP

London fire service vows reform after damning review

London (AFP) - London's fire service said on Friday it was taking "immediate action", after an independent review concluded it was institutionally misogynistic and racist.

The Independent UK

London Fire Brigade institutionally misogynist and racist, review finds

An independent culture review into the brigade was led by former chief crown prosecutor Nazir Afzal.

The Guardian - UK

Report finds misogyny, racism and bullying at London fire brigade

Female firefighters have been groped, beaten and had their helmets filled with urine, review finds

Manchester Evening News

Former chief crown prosecutor Nazir Afzal unveiled as new Chancellor of the University of Manchester

Nazir Afzal OBE was officially put into the chancellor position on October 12.

Manchester Evening News

Black History Month 2022 - all the events taking place in Greater Manchester

Manchester is celebrating black brilliance and talent across theatre, film, art and music this Black History Month

Wales Online

Senior officer at scandal-hit police force gets top job at another Welsh force

Amanda Blakeman has been made chief constable of North Wales Police

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