Well Done, Nigel. YOU Shamed The CPS Into This Righteous Prosecution!

Nigel Farage says brothers charged over Manchester Airport attack video 'long overdue'.

Two men were charged today with assaulting police officers.

By Hannah Kane, News Editor, Jon King, News Reporter

12:39, Fri, Dec 20, 2024.

Nigel Farage said Reform pressure lead to the charges (Image: Getty)

Reform UK has said the charging of two men after a disturbance at Manchester Airport is “long overdue”.

After the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) charged two men with assaulting police and said no officers would face charges, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and deputy leader Richard Tice said: "Today’s charges against two men for assaulting police officers at Manchester Airport have been long overdue."

They claimed: "It’s obvious the CPS have only charged the attackers today because of the pressure applied by Reform UK MPs."

The pair said they expect a parallel investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to "exonerate" the police officers, adding: "Nothing less will be acceptable."

Footage of a fracas went viral in July and prompted protests after it appeared to show a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer kicking and stamping on the head of a man as he lay on the floor.

The altercation in the airport's Terminal Two is alleged to have happened after an earlier confrontation between passengers on a Qatar Airways flight which arrived at 7.20pm on July 23. Express