monday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to monday in parliament. she was just walking home mps pay tribute to sarah everard, as the home secretary promises to listen to women and girls. too many of us have clutched our keys in our fists in case we need to defend ourselves, and that is not ok. but there s widepread criticism of the way a vigil for sarah was policed. what happened this weekend is a reminder of what happens when police try to completely bypass the views of the communities they serve. also in this programme, fares please stand by for the age of the bus. buses are not just an industry, but they re almost like a social service and fundamentally they help us level up the country. but first, the home secretary has told mps she understands public anger over sarah everard s death, but she warned against protests while covid restrictions are in place. priti patel confirmed that she s started a review into the policing of saturday s vigil on clapham comm
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A unit at RAF Honington that was allegedly involved in a ‘sexual assault’ has been disbanded pending an investigation.
It was revealed over the weekend how the Daily Mail obtained a video of an incident where an airman was sexually assaulted with a piece of mortar equipment.
A number of officers have been removed from the immediate chain of command without prejudice pending the findings of a police investigation and the unit involved, the Support Weapons Flight has been disbanded with immediate effect.
Speaking in a video statement Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said, “I will be very clean; that behaviour has no place in the Royal Air Force”.
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A unit within the RAF Regiment has been disbanded while sexual abuse allegations are investigated.
It is understood the allegations relate to an airman appearing to be sexually assaulted with a piece of mortar equipment.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told MPs at the Commons he was appalled by reports of the incident.
The unit involved was the Support Weapons Flight based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, said Mr Wallace.
It has been temporarily disbanded pending the outcome of an investigation, which was expected to be carried out swiftly, the RAF said.
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image captionAir Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said the incident does not represent our Royal Air Force
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