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US government criticises ‘two-tier’ UK policing after Henry Nowak murder

The Guardian UK Friday 05 June 2026, 07:24 UTC By Jamie Grierson 1 min read
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State department warns of ‘ideological conditioning’ in message of condolence to family of murdered studentThe US state department has criticised “two-tiered policing” in Britain in a message of condolence to the family of the murder victim Henry Nowak in a thinly veiled rebuke of the UK government. The 18-year-old student’s murder has been claimed by some as evidence of two-tier policing in the UK – the argument that some groups of people are dealt with more harshly than others for...

State department warns of ‘ideological conditioning’ in message of condolence to family of murdered student

The US state department has criticised “two-tiered policing” in Britain in a message of condolence to the family of the murder victim Henry Nowak in a thinly veiled rebuke of the UK government.

The 18-year-old student’s murder has been claimed by some as evidence of two-tier policing in the UK – the argument that some groups of people are dealt with more harshly than others for ideological reasons.

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