Police leader questions Braverman clampdown on officers’ impartiality

Paul Fotheringham says home secretary positioning police as political rather than inclusive

Suella Braverman's plan to clamp down on police officers who dance at Pride or wear badges could open the door to discrimination against marginalised communities, a senior police officer has claimed.

Paul Fotheringham, the president of the Police Superintendents' Association (PSA), questioned why the home secretary had launched an investigation into police impartiality", saying it portrayed forces as political rather than inclusive".