Two-Tier Cooper Took Sides After Manchester Airport Brawl – Guido Fawkes

Farage: Two-Tier Cooper Took Sides After Manchester Airport Brawl

Nigel Farage said the Manchester airport case would not have happened had he and Richard Tice not threatened to bring a private prosecution. On LBC this morning he went on to attack Labour for its handling of justice:

“This is where Two-Tier comes from. This incident happens at Manchester Airport, and months go by. Southport happens and a woman with a previously wonderful record within days is in court and gets 31 months in prison… There are two police officers who were involved in that incident who are still under investigation by the IOPC… it does appear over all of this that the Home Secretary did take sides… if you put this together with what happened at Southport and the reactions to both you can really understand how ‘Two-Tier Keir’ has really taken off.”

Days after the incident in July last year Yvette Cooper put out a statement which said:

“It is essential the police have the trust of the communities and the public rightly expect high standards from those in charge of keeping us safe.”

One man was convicted yesterday of punching a police constable in the face and assaulting her female colleague, as well as headbutting a passenger. The jury were not able to reach a verdict on a charge relating to him and his brother. The CPS has now said it will seek a retrial…