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Prince Harry Is a 'Fundamentally Really Decent Man', Former Met Police Counter-Chief Reveals

Former police chief Neil Basu questions the reduced security for Prince Harry and Meghan during their UK visit, highlighting potential risks and the need for armed protection.

International Business Times UK · Sep 2

Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast

Any official reprimand will come from regulator Ofcom, but not for at least two months

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

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

Tory and Reform politicians endanger trials with immigration ‘hysteria’, say former ministers

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve among those criticising politicians for risking contempt of court

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025

Foreign policy was a ‘driver of 7/7 attacks’, says former counter-terror chief

On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers targeted the capital’s transport network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770.

Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2025

Foreign policy was a ‘driver of 7/7 attacks’, says former counterterror chief Neil Basu

On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers targeted the capital’s transport network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2025

Iraq war ‘made extremists of people’: ex-police terrorism chief looks back at 7/7

Exclusive: Former Met officer Neil Basu says there is link between UK foreign policy and radicalisation, and atrocity did lasting damage to race relations

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jul 3, 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

Expanding terror definition could ‘overwhelm’ police and MI5, says watchdog

Jonathan Hall has been tasked with reviewing the scope of terror laws in the wake of the Southport attack.

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025