the decision not to bring charges against four retired detectives, who ran the first investigation into the murder of stephen lawrence. stephen was murdered in april 1993 in a racist attack in south london. the initial investigation failed to bring anyone to justice. two of the murderers were eventually convicted in 2012. our reporter daniel de simone broke this story, here s his report. we have had a statement from stephen s mother. she is saying that today s decision by the cps marks a new low in the way that the criminal justice system has treated her and her family. justice system has treated her and herfamily. herstatement justice system has treated her and her family. her statement says the decision of the cps not to prosecute the senior officers who were involved in the investigation of her son s cases unjustifiable. she goes on to say that institutional racism was at the heart of the first investigation and yet no consideration had been given to how it impacted the de
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The latter. Overcome them. We will seek to do the latter. The test for all of us. Well have reaction to the queens speech, and the latest on theresa mays attempt to strike a deal with the democratic unionists to support her government. Also tonight a funeral for the first victim named in the Grenfell Tower disaster a syrian refugee whod been studying engineering. The Duke Of Edinburgh enjoying royal Ascot Yesterday is in hospital tonight recovering from an infection. And its been the hottestjune day since the summer of 1976, but there are storms on the way. Good evening. The queens speech, listing the governments plans for the new parliament, is dominated by the brexit process. The speech is also notable for the absence of some major policies which featured in the conservative manifesto. Lets start with whats in the programme. There are 27 bills in total eight of those are linked to brexit. Theres a bill to tackle Domestic Violence in england and wales. And a bill to approve the second
And coming up john crowley of the International Business times and the daily telegraphs tim stanley help me review the sunday morning papers, including the daily telegraphs exclusive on prince harrys struggle to come to terms with his mothers death. That is the papers, in half an hour. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Turkeys president , recep Tayyip Erdogan, has declared victory in a controversial referendum granting him sweeping new powers. He said tonight the country had opened a new page in its democracy, but opponents say the result amounts to one man rule, with the president now able to abolish the role of Prime Minister, and if necessary, dissolve parliament. It was a close vote, with widespread support for the constitutional changes in rural areas, but with many rejecting the proposals in the bigger cities. Opponents are alleging voting fraud, and say they will challenge the result. Our World Affairs editor john simpson reports from istanbul. Tonight, the victors were out