'She's gone mad!' Bridget Phillipson blasted for declining to comments on police probe into schoolboy, 9, for 'calling someone names'

Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 18/11/2024

- 14:01

The case was one of several non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) involving young people revealed in the investigation by The Times

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has been blasted for refusing to comment on a police investigation involving a nine-year-old primary school pupil over a non-crime hate incident, with her response branded "absolutely bananas".

Phillipson's stance, maintaining that politicians should not interfere with operational policing matters, sparked outrage on GB News this morning.

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