Police barricade, Parliament Square. Photo: Nigel Mykura/cropped from original/licensed under CC 2.0, linked at bottom of article

Riz Choudhry, a Westminster Night Stars volunteer who was arrested by Met Police the night before the coronation and left in a cell for 15 hours, shares his thoughts on why the Met police can’t be reformed at a recent London Counterfire public meeting

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