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    Police chiefs accuse ‘significant political figures’ of improper interference

    by Margaret Davis Jan 10, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Top politicians are trying to influence police operations by putting senior officers under pressure either directly or via the media, a watchdog has found.

    Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke told the Home Secretary in a letter on Wednesday that most police chiefs in 12 forces in England and Wales visited by inspectors experience “improper pressure or interference from significant political figures”.

    The finding was revealed in a letter giving an update on a review of activism and impartiality in the police commissioned by previous home secretary last year, in what was cast as a war on “woke” policing.

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