Priti Patel’s ‘laughable’ claims of two-tier policing putting officers at risks

Neil Basu, ex-head of counter-terrorism, says former home secretary's remarks are divisive and untrue

The former head of UK counter-terrorism has accused Priti Patel of putting officers at risk after the Tory leadership hopeful made divisive" comments about two-tier policing.

Since far-right riots erupted across England and Northern Ireland last week, there have been false claims on social media that police are treating white people taking part in the disorder more harshly than minority groups.