Lammy told JD Vance his remarks about Henry Nowak were ‘wrong’ – UK politics live
The justice secretary said he spoke to the US vice president after he blamed mass immigration for Nowak’s murderSpeaking to Laura Kuenssberg on her Sunday politics programme on the BBC, David Lammy said ethnic minorities are disproportionately in the criminal justice system, so “context can matter” but it “cannot eclipse violence”.Asked if the police should take into account the colour of someone’s skin, the justice secretary said:We are all equal before the law, so that is not the starting point, but it is the case, recognising that in our country it is still the case that on arrest, on prosecution, conviction, I’m afraid, in our prisons, ethnic minorities are disproportionately in the criminal justice system.So, context can matter, but it cannot eclipse violence or the fact that we need our police to act to mitigate and deal with crimes in our communities, whatever the colour of your skin or background. Continue reading...
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The justice secretary said he spoke to the US vice president after he blamed mass immigration for Nowak’s murder
Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg on her Sunday politics programme on the BBC, David Lammy said ethnic minorities are disproportionately in the criminal justice system, so “context can matter” but it “cannot eclipse violence”.
Asked if the police should take into account the colour of someone’s skin, the justice secretary said:
We are all equal before the law, so that is not the starting point, but it is the case, recognising that in our country it is still the case that on arrest, on prosecution, conviction, I’m afraid, in our prisons, ethnic minorities are disproportionately in the criminal justice system.
So, context can matter, but it cannot eclipse violence or the fact that we need our police to act to mitigate and deal with crimes in our communities, whatever the colour of your skin or background.
Continue reading...
