Communities Will Welcome Focus on ‘Actual Hate Crime’, Says Justice Minister

Communities Will Welcome Focus on ‘Actual Hate Crime’, Says Justice Minister
Sarah Sackman was responding to news the Metropolitan Police will stop investigating non-crime hate incidents Andrew Matthews/PA
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Communities will welcome a focus on “actual hate crime”, the justice minister said after Britain’s biggest force indicated it would stop policing “toxic culture war debates”.

Sarah Sackman described the move by the Metropolitan Police to stop investigating non-crime hate incidents as “welcome news”.