‘There is an attempt to get rid of me’: leader of UK’s black police association alleges campaign to silence him

Exclusive: Andy George, who has been subject to several investigations, believes there is an effort to marginalise the views of those he represents “I tell you now, there is an attempt by some of the longer serving chief constables to get rid of me,” says Ch Insp Andy George. “I can guarantee I know exactly what they think of me: that I’m a wee upstart, so I am, that doesn’t know my place,” he adds with a smile. The eldest son of a Protestant mother from Armagh in Northern Ireland and a father who was born in Malaysia but served in the British army, George is the longest-serving president of the National Black Police Association (NBPA). Continue reading...

By Daniel Boffey Chief reporter