Today we announce that a Reform UK government will pass an Equal Treatment Act, to end two-tier policing and re-establish the British principle of equality before the law.
The Act would ban Police Race Action Plans and DEI practices in the police. It would also abolish the religious exemption to carry deadly weapons. The horrific murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak has turned the spotlight on the reality of two-tier policing in Britain.
Henry was brutally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in Southampton in December. Yet when the police arrived, they automatically believed Digwa’s brother’s lies about them being “attacked racially by some white person”. As Henry lay bleeding to death, police officers handcuffed and arrested the murder victim. The false allegation of racism was treated more seriously than the reality of bloody murder.
Digwa has now been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life with a minimum tariff of 21 years. After Hampshire Police belatedly released the shocking bodycam footage of what happened to Henry, Prime Minister Keir Starmer finally broke the government’s silence - in order to assure the nation that “There is no such thing as two-tier policing”.
Yet we now know the truth: that the two-tier policing that condemned Henry is actually written into official guidelines. Last year the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) published its ‘Anti-Racism Commitment’, as a key part of its Police Race Action Plan.
This top-level document commits the British police to “producing equality of policing outcomes for people from different ethnic groups”. How? By treating them differently, or what they call “responding to individuals and communities according to their specific needs”. The police chiefs’ commitment even criticises the very idea of “treating everyone ‘the same’ or being ‘colour blind’”.
The NPCC has now promised to review the wording of their Anti-Racist Commitment. It’s not just the words but the entire intention of the police chiefs’ race charter that needs to be scrapped.
When it comes to institutionalised two-tier policing, Hampshire Police is one of the worst offenders. In 2022, the chief constable declared that “being anti-racist, ethical and inclusive is top of our agenda”. What about fighting crime? The abuse and betrayal of Henry Nowak is a direct result of police initiatives like the Hampshire Police Race Action Plan, which trains officers to prioritise “harm to ethnic minority communities”.
Enough. As Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says in the Daily Telegraph today, the murder of Henry Nowak must be “a wake-up call for Britain”.
Equality before the law is a foundation of British liberty and democracy. All races and faiths must be treated equally, and the structural anti-white prejudice embedded in policing must end.
We want to ensure there are no more Henry Nowaks. That is why a Reform UK government will prioritise passing our Equal Treatment Act to end two-tier policing for good.
The Act would ban Police Race Action Plans and DEI practices in the police. It would also abolish the religious exemption to carry deadly weapons. The horrific murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak has turned the spotlight on the reality of two-tier policing in Britain.
Henry was brutally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in Southampton in December. Yet when the police arrived, they automatically believed Digwa’s brother’s lies about them being “attacked racially by some white person”. As Henry lay bleeding to death, police officers handcuffed and arrested the murder victim. The false allegation of racism was treated more seriously than the reality of bloody murder.
Digwa has now been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life with a minimum tariff of 21 years. After Hampshire Police belatedly released the shocking bodycam footage of what happened to Henry, Prime Minister Keir Starmer finally broke the government’s silence - in order to assure the nation that “There is no such thing as two-tier policing”.
Yet we now know the truth: that the two-tier policing that condemned Henry is actually written into official guidelines. Last year the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) published its ‘Anti-Racism Commitment’, as a key part of its Police Race Action Plan.
This top-level document commits the British police to “producing equality of policing outcomes for people from different ethnic groups”. How? By treating them differently, or what they call “responding to individuals and communities according to their specific needs”. The police chiefs’ commitment even criticises the very idea of “treating everyone ‘the same’ or being ‘colour blind’”.
The NPCC has now promised to review the wording of their Anti-Racist Commitment. It’s not just the words but the entire intention of the police chiefs’ race charter that needs to be scrapped.
When it comes to institutionalised two-tier policing, Hampshire Police is one of the worst offenders. In 2022, the chief constable declared that “being anti-racist, ethical and inclusive is top of our agenda”. What about fighting crime? The abuse and betrayal of Henry Nowak is a direct result of police initiatives like the Hampshire Police Race Action Plan, which trains officers to prioritise “harm to ethnic minority communities”.
Enough. As Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says in the Daily Telegraph today, the murder of Henry Nowak must be “a wake-up call for Britain”.
Equality before the law is a foundation of British liberty and democracy. All races and faiths must be treated equally, and the structural anti-white prejudice embedded in policing must end.
We want to ensure there are no more Henry Nowaks. That is why a Reform UK government will prioritise passing our Equal Treatment Act to end two-tier policing for good.
