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Comment on Andy Burnham under pressure over Greater Manchester Police’s rampant homophobia by Hunter
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The Peter Tatchell Foundation has urged mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham to require the chief constable Stephen Watson to apologise for decades of past homophobic police witch-hunts.
As mayor, Burnham has overall responsibility for policing and for holding the chief constable to account.
Andy Burnham: an apology for years of LGBTQ+ witch-huntsTatchell’s letter urges Andy Burnham to acknowledge the long history of abuse Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers have meted out.
Peter Tatchell said:Twenty-one other UK police forces have already apologised for similar historic wrongs.
Director of the foundation Peter Tatchell said of Andy Burnham and GMP:An apology is not just words – it is an act of justice.
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