Forget wokery and fight crime, Suella Braverman orders police
Suella Braverman said the public had “a right to expect that the police get the basics right”
The home secretary has told police chiefs to prioritise “common-sense policing” and stop focusing on “symbolic gestures”.
Suella Braverman sent a letter to senior policing figures last night, telling them to reverse the perception that officers care more about “woke” issues than tackling crime. Braverman said the public had a perception that police officers spent too much time on “symbolic gestures” rather than tackling crime.
The move is designed to stop “virtue-signalling” among police officers such as taking the knee, sporting rainbow shoelaces and posting “woke” messages on social media.
This “must change”, she said. Chiefs should ensure initiatives such as diversity and inclusion classes did not take precedence over traditional policing. Times.
