Police must view legitimate anger with care – we need to listen to our communities | Neil Basu

Officers should stand up to racists, inequality and injustice, says Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Neil Basu

Neil Basu, assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard, sent this internal note to his fellow Metropolitan police officers:

This message doesn’t come from the head of counter-terrorism policing, an assistant commissioner of the Met police, nor a representative of the National Police Chiefs’ Council. It’s a personal message from me to policing colleagues across the UK. I have worn the badge proudly for 28 years. I also happen to be of mixed Indian and white British heritage, which means that I am the most senior BAME officer in the UK.

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