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.