Two-tier Britain EXPOSED: Over a third of Britons think police treat 'far-right' protestors harshly
A protestor is detained in Nottingham during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration
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As protests swept through the country this month there have been increased allegations that the police may be engaging in "two-tier policing".
Many have suggested that the police have been treating anti-immigration protest groups more harshly than minority groups, particularly when compared to pro-Palestine and Black Lives Matter groups.
Now, a new YouGov survey shows Britons do believe the police are stricter with certain groups and more lenient with others and, Keir Starmer is more tolerant with some groups.
The poll, which surveyed 2070 British adults, found over a third (36%) believe the police are more strict in dealing with disorder caused by "far-right" groups, while only 11 per cent believe they are more lenient.
This poll shows 36 per cent believe the police are more strict with "far-right" protestors
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But another 29 per cent of respondents believe there is no real difference and 24 per cent "don't know".
Attitudes differ dramatically between voting groups as a huge 72 per cent of Reform UK voters believe those of the 'far-right' are treated more strictly.
Meanwhile, 46 per cent of Conservative voters think the same, while only 29 per cent of Lib Dem voters and 26 per cent of Labour voters agree.
When asked if Keir Starmer is more or less tolerant in his approach to dealing with disorder caused by those of the 'far right', 44 per cent said the prime minister is less tolerant.
Only 6 per cent said he was more tolerant, 23 per cent said there was no real difference and 27 per cent said they do not know.
Reform UK voters are more likely to believe that certain groups are being treated differently by the police.
Most Reform voters believe disorder by Muslims (77%), black people (62%), the far left (59%) and climate activists (57%) are treated more leniently by the police.
However, across all voting groups, the public thinks those of a Black ethnicity (29%) are treated more strictly by the police alongside young men (36%).
But when it comes to those of a Muslim background, 31 per cent believe the police are more lenient, compared to 19 per cent who think they are more strict and 29 per cent who say there is no difference.
Voters disagree on whether the police are treating disorder by various groups differently
Opinion about two-tier policing in the UK differs majorly by voting group
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Sir Keir Starmer has dismissed suggestions of two-tier policing as a "non-issue" despite repeatedly being attacked online by tech-millionaire Elon Musk calling him "two-tier Keir".
Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner also called claims of police bias as "absolute nonsense".
Meanwhile, Priti Patel, said there seems to be "a perception of f two-tier policing”.
She added: “We’ve seen the police being absent in some areas, and I think it’s right that the government should be held to account.”
Nigel Farage also claimed that “ever since the soft policing of the Black Lives Matter protests, the impression of two-tier policing has become widespread."