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Samuel Kasumu has quit his role as a special adviser to the Prime Minister on civil society but will stay in post until May. Credit: Twitter/ Samuel Kasumu
Boris Johnson s most senior black adviser has quit - a day after government-backed review found Britain is no longer a country where the “system is deliberately rigged against ethnic minorities”.
Samuel Kasumu will leave his role as a special adviser to the Prime Minister on civil society but will stay in post until May to continue work on improving vaccine uptake in minority groups, Politico reported.
However a No 10 spokesman said Samuel Kasumu had planned to leave the Government in May “for several months”.
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Priti Patel statement on Sarah Everard vigil policing - updates
Met Police have been accused of deep-rooted, institutional misogyny
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Home Secretary Priti Patel is this afternoon giving a statement to the House of Commons on the Metropolitan Police’s handling of a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard.
It follows criticism over the force’s handling of the event, which saw officers clash with crowds gathered on Clapham Common to remember the 33-year-old marketing executive who went missing while walking home from a friend’s flat on March 3.
We will be covering the Home Secretary s statement live, with updates as she delivers her announcement to MPs.