Reform threaten ‘private prosecution’ over Manchester Airport incident

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2024-10-07/reform-threaten-private-prosecution-of-men-involved-in-manchester-airport-fracas

Posted by CaseyEffingRyback

24 Comments

  1. Malediction101 on

    Out of all the incidents they could choose, they go after the one involving police v. Muslims? Curious.

  2. Icy_Collar_1072 on

    Not at all sinister that a political party is interfering with a police investigation and attempting to pick and choose which members of the public it’s wants to prosecute. Not fascisty at all. 

  3. I suddenly feel the need to quote Lord Denning

    “That was such an appalling vista that every sensible person would say, ‘It cannot be right that these actions should go any further”

    When a political party decides to go after anyone in a private capacity never mind a clearly provocative example everyone needs to worry.

  4. limeflavoured on

    This is already going through the system, albeit slowly. The CPS will just tell them to wait for that.

  5. External-Praline-451 on

    I wonder why someone who appeared on Russia Today and admires how Putin took control of Russia would want to undermine our justice system? 🤔

  6. faconsandwich on

    They can threaten all they like.

    They will grift for funds and then suddenly fuck all will happen as they move on to the next populist story.

    ….meanwhile CPS and police go on about doing the job they are paid to do… Unlike Farage and his ilk.

  7. LicenseToShill on

    Smart way to make a political point and stay in the news.

    Crowd funding private prosecutions could be a great funding model for the GBNews channel. Sort of like QVC but selling low hanging justice.

  8. Madness_Quotient on

    Due process is a vital feature of our justice system that we cannot let these clowns undermine just because things aren’t happening at a pace that suits them.

  9. ThouShallConform on

    Not a single comment here actually discussing the fact these men violently attacked armed police in an airport and were released on bail.

    Whilst people making racist Facebook comments have been remanded in custody until trial.

    This is why he is known as two tier keir

  10. Civil_opinion24 on

    And it’ll go nowhere because a private prosecution needs the permission of the Director Of Public Prosecutions to progress.

  11. BobBobBobBobBobDave on

    So…

    – This is already being investigated, and the CPS will then make a decision about whether to prosecute.

    – If the CPS don’t think there is a case, a private prosecution won’t achieve much, and could even not be allowed.

    – By announcing nationally they they will fund a private prosecution, Reform are achieving nothing except muddying the waters and potentially giving the defence lawyers ammunition to say their clients can’t get a fair trial, if it comes to that.

  12. LauraPhilps7654 on

    This is a stunt designed to get headlines and promote their party… and our press duly give them exactly what they want.

  13. EldritchCleavage on

    Let’s hope the CPS muscles in and takes over the prosecution, as they have the power to do. It cannot be in the public interest to have this mob dabbling in selective prosecutions.

  14. One_Inevitable_5401 on

    The men who assaulted a member of the constabulary should be prosecuted and it will be a disgrace if they aren’t. But by the crown not by a political party the idea of a political party involving themselves in the legal system is rather alarming

  15. Good, Manchester police are not doing their job properly. This party has my full support. Cannot image why they’ve taken Blackpool council from Labour , people are waking up at last. Only 1 party has UK interests and that’s Reform.

  16. Competitive_Art_4480 on

    Iv just seen a political party broadcast from reform on look north. I didn’t know they did those when there isn’t an election.

    It didn’t reference this event but focussed on all starmers gifts.

  17. Is this not reason enough to end private prosecutions. First the post office, then train companies, then bus companies and now Reform – all abusing the procedure for their own gain. And where is the justice in all of this? In the drain, that’s where!

  18. OkReporter3236 on

    Great so we have a rich man trying to private prosecute people in our country. that’s just what we need, unqualified and incredibly biased people doing a prosecution, real swell.Â