Home secretary orders review into ‘political activism’ within policing

Labour accuses Braverman of focusing on her political obsessions' as she says officers should focus on crime and avoid contentious issues'

The home secretary has commissioned a review into police activism and impartiality as she tells officers to focus on crime rather than being involved in political matters".

Suella Braverman said public confidence had been damaged as a result of police engaging in contentious issues" such as officers taking a knee and policing gender-critical views on social media.