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ARTICLE · 29 NOVEMBER 2024

Private Prosecutions: Ripe For Reform?

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Reform UK plans a private prosecution over the Manchester Airport incident, citing CPS delays. The case highlights challenges in private prosecutions, including scrutiny of political motives.

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Anoushka Warlow
Anoushka Warlow
Amelia Clegg
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On 18 November 2024, the political party Reform UK stated that it will press ahead with earlier plans to bring a private prosecution against two men suspected of being involved in a high-profile disturbance at Manchester Airport on 23 July 2024. The matter has been under investigation by the police, but the Crown Prosecution Service ("CPS") has not yet reached a charging decision.

In a video posted on X, Nigel Farage drew comparison with the immediate action taken against individuals involved in riots earlier this year, stating: "this is as clear an illustration of two-tier policing, two-tier justice in two-tier Britain, as you could possibly see... And we promised a few weeks ago that if the Crown Prosecution Service did not lay some charges against these men who, remember, (allegedly) even broke the nose of a woman police officer, that we would take out a private prosecution."

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