Representatives from the Travelling community have written to GMP Chief Constable Stephen Watson to call for an apology and a 'full investigation' after large groups of Irish Traveller and Gypsy children were forced onto trains out of Manchester city...
Greater Manchester Police have been accused of 'racial profiling' and 'structural racism' after large groups of Irish Traveller and Gypsy children were forced onto trains out of Manchester city centre.
The chaotic scenes at Victoria station, the Arndale and around the Christmas Markets came after GMP signed a dispersal order allowing them to turn people away from much of the city centre. Police said they were acting on intelligence that groups of people were travelling to Manchester on trains 'causing anti-social behaviour'.
The letter, which is signed by leaders of 20 groups and organisations including Friends, Families and Travellers, Irish Community Care Manchester and the organisers of the Appleby Horse Fair, says: "The incidents are utterly deplorable, and the victims and their families are experiencing significant distress, with concern and anger felt across the communities.
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