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Gordon Brown says he would not quit if Labour failed to win the general election
Phillips leadership savaged by MPs

By Ian Dunt Trevor Phillips’ leadership of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been bitterly criticised by a parliamentary committee. The joint committee on human rights said there were serious concerns over his leadership and the decision to push through his reappointment in the face of widespread anxiety. “In our view, the reappointment… Read more »

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Police stop and search against ethnic minorities is up in some areas
The battle against stop-and-search ‘discrimination’

By Ian Dunt Police forces which persistently stop-and-search more blacks and Asians than white people could face legal action, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said today. The comments came as the commission published a report showing many police forces have singularly failed to make their stop-and-search procedures more proportionate – and that some… Read more »