The Guardian has claimed that "two-tier policing is a myth" despite informing readers about two-tiered policing on race and sexuality for a number of years.
In its latest article, the publication alleges that "two-tier policing" is an idea that "has been propagated by Tommy Robinson and others from the far-right".
It comes after Nigel Farage suggested that "ever since the soft policing of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, the impression of two-tier policing has become widespread".
The Guardian also claims that "the BLM protests were qualitatively different from the events of the past week".
The Guardian has claimed that "two tier policing is a myth" despite informing readers about two tiered policing on race and sexuality for a number of yearsGettyIn response to allegations of a two-tier policing at the pro-Palestinian protests in the UK, the publisher said that during Gaza protests, "there were pockets of disorder" but "the vast majority of those who attended did so peacefully".
The article also suggests that this week's "level of persistent violence puts it in a qualitatively different category to the other policing operations".
However, critics have slapped down the Guardian's claims with members of the social media community, X, saying that the publication has "been telling people about two-tier policing based on race and sexuality for decades".
It follows an article published in January which states that the head of Britain’s police chiefs said the force is "institutionally racist".
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Gavin Stephens, the chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), spoke to the Guardian in which he said that "policing is institutionally racist" and "called for a fundamental redesign of national policies".
In December last year, another article said "police are more likely to taser black people due to institutional racism", according to a report.
A third article discusses a 300-page report by Dame Louise Casey, which found institutional misogyny, racism and homophobia persist within the Met.
An editorial piece from July 2020 also offers the Guardian's view on stop and search which states: "Cressida Dick, the commissioner of London’s Metropolitan police, appears to be in denial about the extent of institutional racism in the force she leads."
In The Guardian's latest article, the publication alleges that 'two tier policing' is an idea which 'has been propagated by Tommy Robinson and others from far right'
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Riot police were deployed to combat the rioters in LiverpoolGettyThe opinion piece goes on to say that "the evidence that some of her officers and policies do discriminate is hiding in plain sight".
Another section suggests that "the section 60 powers, which allow officers to conduct 'no-suspicion' stop and searches and have been widened by [former home secretary, Priti] Patel, should be repealed."
It concludes: "What communities in the UK’s capital need is to be policed without being inflicted with a reign of terror."
GB News has approached The Guardian for comment.