Decision not to prioritise vaccine for police an insult says Federation
As reports of police dying of Covid grow, Federation officials questions why Government is not keeping frontline officers safe
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Former Detective Sergeant Stephen Redgewell, 54, resigned from the force in November 2018 after allegations emerged. The Mirror reported that he had sex with a dominatrix in the headquarters of the Met Police Federation in Bromley. The woman said she felt groomed and violated after Stephen Redgewell sent her sexual images over two years. BBC News has seen dozens of the 2,000 text messages sent between Mr Redgewell and the officer, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The messages, which were examined as part of the IOPC s investigation, were found to be sexual, anti-Semitic, racist, homophobic and sexist. Mr Redgewell had repeatedly sent the officer highly-sexualised photos of the comic book characters Catwoman and Batman, including a mask and raunchy mug with her name on it.
Covid roadblocks could hit New Years Eve as fears grow of police clashes
Concerns surrounding potential anti-lockdown protesters mixing with Brexit demonstrations - if people flouting lockdown rules decide to celebrate - on December 31, has reportedly led to police putting thousands of officers on standby
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The organiser of the anti-lockdown protest in London which saw five officers injured and 29 people arrested could face a £10,000 fine, the Metropolitan Police have said.
The woman was identified as the organiser of the protest after around 150 anti-lockdown activists descended onto Parliament Square yesterday amid fears the country faced tighter restrictions as the number of Covid cases continued to surge.
The force said three men have also been charged with assaulting an emergency worker and have been bailed to appear at a London magistrates court in the new year.
The three demonstrators are: Christmas Fallah, 35, Joss Lillis, 27, and Leon Larose, 28.
Police say ban on Tier 4 Christmas visits is unenforceable
Officials say there are no powers to prevent people travelling or to stop cars and check if motorists are on an unlawful Christmas visit
20 December 2020 • 7:07pm
Police patrols have been stepped up at rail stations
Ministers and police chiefs have been warned the ban on Tier 4 Christmas visits is unenforceable despite stepping up patrols by officers at rail stations and on borders to stop the spread of the new mutant Covid virus.
Officials from the Police Federation, who represent rank and file officers, said there were no powers to prevent people travelling or stop cars to check if motorists and their passengers were on an “unlawful” Christmas visit.