NPCC plays down rift with Priti Patel over demonstrations

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NPCC plays down rift with Priti Patel over demonstrations

Police leaders have played down claims of a rift between the Home Secretary over their handling of anti-racism protests. The NPCC also said local commanders were balancing the right to protest and COVID-19 enforcement.

Date - 11th June 2020
By - Chris Smith

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The National Police Chiefs’ Council sought to play down claims that the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Andy Marsh had been given a dressing down by the Home Secretary because officers did not intervene to prevent the removal of a statue...

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