Sharing suspects’ ethnicity won’t stop all instances of disinformation, says minister – UK politics live
Policing minister Diana Johnson says government wants a suspect’s nationality and ethnicity released in most casesNew police guidance on releasing suspects’ ethnicity and migration statusThe Trump administration has accused the UK of backsliding on human rights over the past year, citing...
<p>Policing minister Diana Johnson says government wants a suspect’s nationality and ethnicity released in most cases</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/13/uk-police-should-consider-revealing-ethnicity-of-suspects-says-new-guidance">New police guidance on releasing suspects’ ethnicity and migration status</a></p><p>The <strong>Trump administration</strong> has accused the UK of <a href="https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/united-kingdom/">backsliding on human rights</a> over the past year, citing antisemitic violence and “serious restrictions” on free speech.</p><p>The annual <strong>US state department</strong> assessment, which analyses human rights conditions worldwide, highlighted laws limiting speech around abortion clinics, as well as the way government officials “repeatedly intervened to chill speech” online after the 2024 Southport attack.</p><p>The government sometimes took credible steps to identify and punish officials who committed human rights abuses, but prosecution and punishment for such abuses was inconsistent.</p><p>Free speech is vital for democracy around the world, including here in the UK, and we are proud to uphold freedoms whilst keeping our citizens safe.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/13/police-suspects-ethnicity-keir-starmer-ukraine-trump-uk-politics-live-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>
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