‘There is an attempt to get rid of me’: leader of UK’s black police association alleges campaign to silence him

Exclusive: Andy George, who has been subject to several investigations, believes there is an effort to marginalise the views of those he represents

I tell you now, there is an attempt by some of the longer serving chief constables to get rid of me," says Ch Insp Andy George. I can guarantee I know exactly what they think of me: that I'm a wee upstart, so I am, that doesn't know my place," he adds with a smile.

The eldest son of a Protestant mother from Armagh in Northern Ireland and a father who was born in Malaysia but served in the British army, George is the longest-serving president of the National Black Police Association (NBPA).