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Minggu, 13 Februari 2022

Metropolitan Police investigating death threats against Keir Starmer following PM's Saville 'slur' - Sky News

The Metropolitan Police is investigating death threats against Sir Keir Starmer following Boris Johnson's use of the discredited claim that the Labour leader failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile when he was director of public prosecutions.

The force confirmed that on Friday it received a third party report relating to allegations of malicious communications made against a serving member of parliament.

The force said an investigation is ongoing and its inquiries continue.

Threats passed to Met Police

A log of evidence documenting threats against the Labour leader was sent to Scotland Yard on Friday and includes a post on the messaging app Telegram calling for Sir Keir to be "lynched".

The material was sent to the Met by The Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which aims to disrupt online abuse.

A Labour source said: "Of course extremists of all stripes don't like Keir - he spent years helping to put them and their ilk in prison and keep Britain's streets safe from them."

Last week, Sir Keir was bundled into the back of a police car after being confronted by protesters shouting "traitor" and "Jimmy Savile" at him.

The incident brought fresh condemnation of the prime minister, who had made a discredited claim that Sir Keir personally failed to prosecute Savile, a prolific sex offender.

In video footage posted on social media, the Labour leader was seen walking near to parliament surrounded by police officers while being mobbed by a group, some of whom were protesting against COVID measures.

Starmer bundled into a police car for safety

At one point in the footage, a member of the group surrounding Sir Keir, was overheard making a baseless claim, by shouting: "Why did you let Jimmy Savile off?"

While one of the group, supporters of what they called a "freedom convoy" and "freedom movement", was heard accusing the Labour leader of "protecting paedophiles".

The incident with Sir Keir brought fresh condemnation of the prime minister, with some MPs from his own party joining the calls for Mr Johnson to issue an apology for his remarks.

MPs condemn PM's Savile 'slur'

Senior Conservative backbencher Sir Roger Gale, who has submitted a letter of no confidence in Mr Johnson, expressed his fear that the "grim scenes" were "the direct result of the deliberately careless use of language" in the Commons chamber.

Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy, who was with Sir Keir at the time of the mob incident, said it was "no surprise the conspiracy theorist thugs who harassed" himself and the Labour leader had repeated Mr Johnson's "slurs".

"Intimidation, harassment and lies have no place in our democracy. And they won't ever stop me doing my job," he added.

Mr Johnson himself tweeted: "The behaviour directed at the leader of the opposition tonight is absolutely disgraceful. All forms of harassment of our elected representatives are completely unacceptable."

PM not expected to apologise over remarks

The prime minister saw his policy chief, Munira Mirza, quit over his use of the Savile claim about Sir Keir.

The victims of Savile have also demanded the prime minister withdraw his comments.

Mr Johnson has sought to "clarify" his remarks.

Earlier this week, Downing Street said the PM will not apologise for using the discredited claim.

The prime minister's official spokesperson acknowledged that Mr Johnson's words in the House of Commons last week were "capable of being misconstrued", but said the prime minister had subsequently issued a "clarification".

The spokesman's comments came soon after Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle warned MPs that "words have consequences" after Sir Keir was confronted by the mob.

Sir Lindsay said he had requested a "situation report from the Metropolitan Police" on the incident.

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2022-02-13 17:36:07Z
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Hackney Wick: Collapse of bar floor injures 13 - BBC News

People after the mezzanine floor collapsed

Thirteen people have been injured after a mezzanine floor collapsed at an east London pub.

Emergency services were called to the Two More Years bar in Hackney Wick at about 16:50 GMT.

Firefighters rescued seven people who were trapped after the incident.

Paramedics said three people were seriously hurt and 10 more had minor injuries. Four were taken to hospital and major trauma centres.

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Hal, a mental health worker and therapist from Stratford was on the mezzanine floor when it collapsed. He managed to escape the fall with a few scratches.

"It sounded like a rumbling - a bit like an earthquake. You can't be prepared for anything like this," he told the BBC.

He said he was "pretty much in the middle of the upper mezzanine of the bar" after a football friendly between Clapton CFC and Stonewall FC.

"Thankfully I was able to heave myself out," he said.

"We all helped each other out."

Brian Jordan, strategic commander at London Ambulance Service, said the collapse was treated as a major incident and teams from the air ambulance were sent to the site.

London Fire Brigade station commander Sacha Clement said crews found seven people who were trapped upstairs on the remaining part of the mezzanine floor.

"Crews used a ladder to bridge between the floor and the internal staircase to get them safely out of the building," the station commander said.

LFB said crews from three fire engines from Homerton, Bethnal Green and Leyton fire stations and two rescue units from East Ham and Edmonton stations attended the scene.

Another man who was in the venue at the time said it was lucky there were not more people sitting directly under the mezzanine floor that came down.

"There was just this sort of cracking sort of noise and dust started coming down," he added.

"Me and my friend just ran to the side and the whole thing just came down in a matter of seconds."

A statement on Two More Years' Instagram account said the venue would remain closed "for now" and added: "Our thoughts are with everyone that has been affected."

"Thankfully" no one had sustained critical injuries, it said.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan thanked the ambulance service, fire brigade and police for their "swift action".

"My thoughts are with those affected by the incident in Hackney Wick this evening," he said. "I wish all those injured a speedy recovery."

Rushanara Ali, Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, tweeted that she was "very concerned about the collapse of part of a building at Roach Road".

A police cordon was set up in the area but has since been lifted.

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Sabtu, 12 Februari 2022

Hackney Wick: 13 people injured after mezzanine floor collapses at London bar and restaurant - Sky News

Seven people were rescued after a mezzanine floor collapsed at an east London bar.

The incident happened at Two More Years in Roach Road, Hackney Wick, at 4.44pm on Saturday.

London Ambulance Service (LAS) declared a major incident after crews were called to reports that part of a building had collapsed.

Crews treated 13 people, with three having potentially serious injuries and 10 having minor injuries, while four people were also taken to hospitals and major trauma centres.

LAS strategic commander Brian Jordan said: "We declared a major incident and dispatched a number of resources to the scene.

"This included incident response officers, advanced paramedics, tactical advisers, clinical team managers, units from our hazardous area response team and several ambulances and fast response unit car crews.

"We also dispatched teams from London's Air Ambulance.

"We worked closely with emergency services partners and treated 13 people.

"Three patients had potentially serious injuries and 10 had more minor injuries.

"We took four people to hospitals and major trauma centres."

A man who was in the venue at the time said: "There was just this sort of cracking sort of noise and dust started coming down.

"Me and my friend just ran to the side and the whole thing just came down in a matter of seconds."

The man said he saw one person being brought out on a stretcher and put into an ambulance, but he said most of the injured appeared to have cuts and bruises rather than anything serious.

LFB station commander Sacha Clement, who was at the scene, said: "Firefighters carried out a systematic search of the building and rescued seven people from inside.

"They were trapped on the remaining part of the mezzanine floor and crews used a ladder to bridge between the floor and the internal staircase to get them safely out of the building.

"We are working with our emergency services partners, and a number of people have been treated at the scene and taken to hospital."

LFB added around 50 people left the building before crews arrived.

Rushanara Ali, Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, tweeted: "Very concerned about the collapse of part of a building at Roach Road #fishisland.

"My thoughts are with all those affected and their loved ones. Grateful to London Ambulance and TowerHamletsNow emergency response services for their support at this time."

The Metropolitan Police said it was called by the LAS at 4.47pm to reports of a partial building collapse at a pub, although a police cordon has since been lifted.

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2022-02-12 21:40:37Z
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Hackney Wick: 13 people injured after mezzanine floor collapses at London bar and restaurant - Sky News

Seven people were rescued after a mezzanine floor collapsed at a London bar.

The incident happened at Two More Years in Roach Road, Hackney Wick, east London, at 4.44pm on Saturday.

London Ambulance Service (LAS) declared a major incident after crews were called to reports that part of a building had collapsed.

Crews treated 13 people, with three having potentially serious injuries and 10 having minor injuries, while four people were also taken to hospitals and major trauma centres.

Brian Jordan, LAS strategic commander, said: "We declared a major incident and dispatched a number of resources to the scene.