The Number 10 spokesman speaking at the Lobby briefing of political hacks this afternoon:
“There is no such things as two tier policing, the police enforce the law without fear or favour… in this particular case it’s absolutely right that the IOPC [Independent Office for Police Conduct] investigates the police response swiftly and delivers the answers that are required.”
The spokesman added that Number 10 “[does not] accept that the Prime Minister or the government has not been active” on the case of Henry Nowak’s murder. Starmer was particularly vocal on social media after the death of George Floyd in 2020. Shabana Mahmood will deliver a statement in the Commons at 1430…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”