'Lawyer who called Manchester airport kick 'attempted assassination' of Muslim client quits after real footage leaks - how sad!'

Lefty activists couldn’t get enough of it. To the point an ex-Scotland Yard commander (of Asian background, he quit in 2013) said it was racism. What possible evidence did he possess? But he was being interviewed by a BBC presenter and they are trained not to ask that question when race is mentioned.

Even Amir Khan decided to tweet to his two million followers, condemning police for ‘’stomping on the head of these young Asian boys.’’ I’m waiting for his follow-up.

Then, thanks to the Manchester Evening News, more footage of the brawl between a group of Muslim men and the police was released. That told a completely different, and more accurate, story. It was that bad even the BBC were forced to carry it.

It showed the police receiving a terrible battering, for no reason at all, from a group of young Muslim men. One young woman officer received a punch in the face, breaking her nose. Another two were taken to hospital for treatment.

These officers were armed and were fearful that their guns were going to be taken from them. No wonder one of them lashed out. I’d be disorientated under those circumstances, wouldn’t you?

Once Mr Yakoob had seen the footage, and taken the general temperature in Manchester, he decided to step aside, saying it would be ‘’unfair’’ to Greater Manchester Police and the family to stay on but had recommended another lawyer. Very good of you Mr Yakoob.

He said he would be ‘’keeping a close eye’’ on the case. I’m sure you are.

In some ways, and I’m sure Mr Yakoob recognises this, sentences are dictated by the amount of publicity an incident receives. If you don’t believe me, just ask the Just Stop Oil protesters who are currently serving between four and five years, the biggest ever sentence for non-violent protest.

One of the young JSO women will miss her sister’s wedding next year as she will still be in the slammer. Give her a hankie. I’m sure you will be mentioned in the bride’s speech.

The Manchester story will go quiet for now as the four Muslim men, aged between 19-31 who were arrested at the scene for various offences, including affray and attacking an emergency worker, see what charges await them.

Terrible that the footage is, it does show what violent and unexpected incidents our policemen and women face every day in their working life. The biggest problem most of us face will be that the 7.34am to Waterloo is late and will be packed.

Being an officer means at worse your life is in peril or that at Manchester Airport, for reasons that have never been explained, a group of men start battering the life out of you. Is it any wonder that recruiting for the police force is so difficult these days?

Personally, my heart lifts when I see an officer. I wish I saw them more often walking down my high street. I don’t know what the future holds for the officer who was videoed kicking out, but my sense is that Reform MP Lee Anderson got it right when he said the officer deserved a medal.

And I’d happily pay for it to be struck.