Theresa May criticises surge in black people being stopped and searched since coronavirus pandemic
Theresa May has attacked the huge surge in the number of black people being stopped and searched by police since the coronavirus crisis began.
“I fundamentally believe that you should not be stopped on the streets of our country simply because of the colour of your skin,” the former prime minister said.
Speaking after it was revealed young black men in London have been searched more than 20,000 times in recent weeks, she added: “Sadly, we're seeing some of the figures go back up again.”
The equivalent of 30 per cent of all young black males in the capital were stopped between March and May, although some individuals may have been targeted more than once.
More than 80 per cent of the 21,950 searches resulted in no further action, according to analysis by the office of Yvette Cooper, chair of the Commons home affairs select committee chair.
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