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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Scotland Yard captured by ‘woke mind virus’, says whistleblower - Yahoo

Scotland Yard has been captured by the "woke mind virus" and no longer treats citizens equally under the law, a veteran police officer has claimed.

Rick Prior, the former chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said the force had prioritised equalising outcomes among different ethnic groups over ensuring equality of opportunity for more than a decade.

He said this had led to a loss of skills in the force and had affected the policing of London's streets.

He also claimed the force had rejected his suggestions that officers should be banned from wearing political symbols, such as rainbow lanyards representing the LGBT community, after he was invited to draw up new guidelines on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) last summer.

Forces across the country are facing an ongoing row about the impact of EDI policy in policing in the wake of the murder of Henry Nowak in Southampton.

The 18-year-old university student was arrested and handcuffed as he was dying after his killer, Vickrum Digwa, who is Sikh, falsely claimed that Mr Nowak had racially abused him and knocked his turban off.

Forces are under mounting pressure to review their EDI policies and rethink their Race Action Plans.

In a foreword to a report by the Free Speech Union (FSU) into the Nowak case, Mr Prior described his concerns about the state of the country's largest force.

He wrote: "It has been clear to me that for more than a decade, the Met has been pursuing equity of outcome between ethnic groups...



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