Mother of murdered sisters accuses Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer of 'scoring points' in PMQs
A mother whose two daughters were murdered in a park and photos of their bodies were taken and shared by police have accused Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer of 'scoring points' in the Commons.
During a heated exchange during Prime Minister's Questions yesterday, the Prime Minister and the Labor leader hurled insults at each other as they responded to a damning criticism that exposed a homophobic, racist and sexist culture within the metropolitan police.
But during a panel discussion with Mr Starmer this morning, Mina Smallman, mum to Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, told him: 'Now, yesterday, if I had been the speaker, I would have really took everyone in the naughty room, you and the prime minister, and said listen, it's not about scoring, it's about people's lives.
"And the reason we're focusing on us now is because of the tenacity of the victims. It doesn't come from anywhere else.
"It's because of people like me, Doreen [Lawrence], high profile cases that you can't escape, that it's so in your face."
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PRU/AFP via Getty Images)She also warned Mr. Starmer that black and non-white people, as well as working-class people, do not have the same relationship with the police as he or the prime minister.
The Labor leader had earlier said he would "absolutely" advise his family to go to the police if necessary.
Ms Smallman told him, "If any of your daughters or family members, female family members, were attacked, would you advise her and expect the police to do their work?
"Now the truth is, of course, if your kids or the PMs or someone who's white, middle class, speaks RP [Received Pronunciation], they automatically get the policing that we all deserve."
She added that it was "in the best interest" to tackle crime "even for those who don't have experience with airline tips and burglaries because they have security, because that they can afford insurance".
A mother whose two daughters were murdered in a park and photos of their bodies were taken and shared by police have accused Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer of 'scoring points' in the Commons.
During a heated exchange during Prime Minister's Questions yesterday, the Prime Minister and the Labor leader hurled insults at each other as they responded to a damning criticism that exposed a homophobic, racist and sexist culture within the metropolitan police.
But during a panel discussion with Mr Starmer this morning, Mina Smallman, mum to Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, told him: 'Now, yesterday, if I had been the speaker, I would have really took everyone in the naughty room, you and the prime minister, and said listen, it's not about scoring, it's about people's lives.
"And the reason we're focusing on us now is because of the tenacity of the victims. It doesn't come from anywhere else.
"It's because of people like me, Doreen [Lawrence], high profile cases that you can't escape, that it's so in your face."
Picture:
PRU/AFP via Getty Images)She also warned Mr. Starmer that black and non-white people, as well as working-class people, do not have the same relationship with the police as he or the prime minister.
The Labor leader had earlier said he would "absolutely" advise his family to go to the police if necessary.
Ms Smallman told him, "If any of your daughters or family members, female family members, were attacked, would you advise her and expect the police to do their work?
"Now the truth is, of course, if your kids or the PMs or someone who's white, middle class, speaks RP [Received Pronunciation], they automatically get the policing that we all deserve."
She added that it was "in the best interest" to tackle crime "even for those who don't have experience with airline tips and burglaries because they have security, because that they can afford insurance".
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