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Badenoch criticises Macpherson report and calls for more stop and search

Politics The Guardian By Ben Quinn 09 Jun 2026 14:23 1 min read
Badenoch criticises Macpherson report and calls for more stop and search

Tory leader takes aim at police guidance and says more black boys searched means more black lives saved UK politics live – latest updates Kemi Badenoch has argued that Britain took a wrong turn after the landmark Macpherson report into the racist killing of Stephen Lawrence, and said that it didn’t matter how many young black boys were stopped and searched by police. The Conservative leader made the comments as she announced plans to scrap the obligation on public bodies to consider how they c

Tory leader takes aim at police guidance and says more black boys searched means more black lives saved

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Kemi Badenoch has argued that Britain took a wrong turn after the landmark Macpherson report into the racist killing of Stephen Lawrence, and said that it didn’t matter how many young black boys were stopped and searched by police.

The Conservative leader made the comments as she announced plans to scrap the obligation on public bodies to consider how they can promote equality as she seeks to head off the challenge to her party from Reform UK.

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