Starmer Accuses Farage of Exploiting 18-Year-Old's Murder as He Rejects 'Two-Tier Policing'
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 3
Starmer Accuses Farage of Exploiting 18-Year-Old's Murder as He Rejects 'Two-Tier Policing'
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 3
Summary
Keir Starmer told MPs Nigel Farage had exploited Henry Nowak's murder to create "grievance and division," after Farage urged the public to respond with "pure, cold rage."
Farage repeated his claim that the case showed "two-tier policing," arguing anti-racism guidance led officers to treat ethnic groups differently; Starmer said politicians should focus on lessons and justice, not rage.
Vickrum Digwa, 23, received life with a minimum 21-year term on Monday for fatally stabbing Nowak, 18, in Southampton last December before falsely alleging a racist attack, prompting police to arrest the dying teenager.
Bodycam footage released this week showed Nowak saying he had been stabbed while handcuffed, and the police watchdog is investigating the officers' response.
Police chiefs' body said it will review wording in its anti-racism commitment after ministers criticized language about not treating everyone "the same," while insisting the document does not direct training or operations.