Policing backlash over "lack of respect" in Hancock messages
Leaked WhatsApp messages sent during the pandemic suggest the then-Health Secretary referred to officers as "plod" who "got their marching orders".
Date - 3rd March 2023
By -
Cachella Smith
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Policing members have criticised the “derogatory language” and “negative stereotyping” that have come to light in leaked WhatsApp messages sent by government ministers during the pandemic.
Messages show Matt Hancock...
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