it s goodnight. after multiple racist incidents involving uk police officers newsnight learns that the initiative set up to tackle racism in policing in england and wales is now facing allegations of racism itself. some ethnic minority staff who used to work for the unit tell this programme they believed they were seen as troublemakers or difficult . i was treated differently my white colleagues by a lack of support when the workload increased. i increasingly felt my voice and at times might lived and professional experience were being ignored. we ll ask the chair of the body tasked with oversight of the programme where this leaves the police race action plan. also tonight south africa grants diplomatic immunity to world leaders attending a conference in august. president putin himself has outstanding arrest warrants for war crimes, so will he now turn up injoburg? the message is that south africa would have been showing is that it prefers its relationship with mr puti
Of the strategy retired. deputy chief constable tyron joyce faced an unrelated allegation of bullying at the unit. he hasn t commented on this. he was one of the most senior black officers in uk policing. in response to the claims in this report, the national police chiefs council chair told us: we will be issuing a refreshed action plan that i m confident we ll deliver the change our workforce and the communities we serve need and deserve. i m not aware of any official complaints or allegations related to racism, however i m deeply saddened to hear of the experiences expressed in this report. anyone who carries toxic attitudes, be that racist, misogynist, homophobic or discriminatory, does not belong in policing. in my first week in the role i gave a commitment that those who trust us the least should have the most opportunity to influence, and these experiences will influence
The country’s most senior black police officer has resigned and is facing an investigation after a colleague alleged that he bullied her. The complaint again