Simon Foster has been elected as the new West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

Labour’s Simon Foster elected as new West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

Labour candidate Simon Foster has been elected the new West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, beating Conservative rival Jay Singh-Sohal by over 40,000 votes. Foster’s electoral victory was announced at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, where ballots were being counted since this morning for both the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election and West…

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Police defend decision to fine Birmingham pub bombings campaigners £200 for attending memorial

Police in the West Midlands have defended a decision to fine campaigners attending a memorial to the Birmingham pub bombings for breaching coronavirus restrictions. Six people were issued with fixed penalty notices after attending the event last November, including Julie Hambleton, whose sister Maxine was killed in the 1974 attack.

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Sandwell woman Gurmit Kaur, 75, is being threatened with being ripped away from her Smethwick community and deported to India

Community rallies around elderly Sikh woman as UK Home Office threatens to deport her

Community campaigners are rallying behind an elderly Sikh woman from Smethwick who is being threatened with deportation, despite living in the country for over ten years. Outraged friends and neighbours of 75-year-old Gurmit Kaur have jumped to her defence after menacing letters threatening to “secure her removal” were sent to the senior citizen by the government immigration services.

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Black Lives Matter protesters in Victoria Park in Smethwick

Sikh Langar meets Black Lives Matter for powerful anti-racism rally in Smethwick

The Sikh tradition of Langar was embraced at a Black Lives Matter protest in Sandwell on Saturday, as residents came together to rally against racism and to defend a local elderly woman from threats of deportation. Billed as Sandwell’s sixth Black Lives Matter protest in recent weeks, over 50 people gathered in Victoria Park to voice their solidarity with the…

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West Midlands Police chiefs have announced a commitment to fight racism following criticism from community leaders

West Midlands Police vow to fight racism amid growing public criticism from campaigners

West Midlands Police chiefs have jointly committed themselves to fighting racism and discrimination in the regional force amid growing criticism of their handling of a recent racism scandal. The Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable condemned racism and highlighted the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, but fell short of responding to recent criticism of their…

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