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| Dawn Butler: MP calls for 'system change' after police stop | Dawn Butler: MP calls for 'system change' after police stop |
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| An MP has called for a "system change" after she was stopped while travelling in a car in east London. | An MP has called for a "system change" after she was stopped while travelling in a car in east London. |
| Former shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler accused police of racial profiling after the stop on Sunday. | Former shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler accused police of racial profiling after the stop on Sunday. |
| Labour MP Ms Butler told BBC Breakfast she had agreed to meet local police commanders to discuss "taking the bias out of the system". | Labour MP Ms Butler told BBC Breakfast she had agreed to meet local police commanders to discuss "taking the bias out of the system". |
| The Met said the stop was a mistake caused by an officer incorrectly entering the car's registration number. | The Met said the stop was a mistake caused by an officer incorrectly entering the car's registration number. |
| Ms Butler said it had been 20 years since the Macpherson report into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, which described the Met Police as "institutionally racist". | |
| "It's about time we changed the system so it works for everyone and it's effective," she said. | "It's about time we changed the system so it works for everyone and it's effective," she said. |
| The MP also said stop and search needed to be revised to a system with "better outcomes", but "it's going to take an intense amount of work". | The MP also said stop and search needed to be revised to a system with "better outcomes", but "it's going to take an intense amount of work". |
| The BMW which was stopped on Sunday was being driven by a male friend, who is also black, and it was pulled over by two police cars, Ms Butler said. | The BMW which was stopped on Sunday was being driven by a male friend, who is also black, and it was pulled over by two police cars, Ms Butler said. |
| She said officers said the car was registered in North Yorkshire and took the car keys while checking the registration. | She said officers said the car was registered in North Yorkshire and took the car keys while checking the registration. |
| They then admitted there had been a mistake, that it was registered to the driver, and apologised, she said. | They then admitted there had been a mistake, that it was registered to the driver, and apologised, she said. |
| Ms Butler told the BBC: "I still don't know why they punched the number plate into the system. | Ms Butler told the BBC: "I still don't know why they punched the number plate into the system. |
| "I don't know what raised their suspicion. All I know is I'm black, my friend was black and he has a fairly decent car." | "I don't know what raised their suspicion. All I know is I'm black, my friend was black and he has a fairly decent car." |
| In a statement the Met said "one of the occupants" had been contacted by a senior officer and they had discussed "subsequent interaction as well as feedback regarding the stop". | In a statement the Met said "one of the occupants" had been contacted by a senior officer and they had discussed "subsequent interaction as well as feedback regarding the stop". |
| It added: "We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this matter further with the occupants if they wish to do so." | It added: "We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this matter further with the occupants if they wish to do so." |
| The force's statement did not explain why the car registration was entered in the first place. | The force's statement did not explain why the car registration was entered in the first place. |
| 'Listening to concerns' | 'Listening to concerns' |
| Ms Butler said she had already spoken to her local borough commander and further meetings were planned. | Ms Butler said she had already spoken to her local borough commander and further meetings were planned. |
| She said: "We haven't worked out a date yet or who will attend the meeting. | She said: "We haven't worked out a date yet or who will attend the meeting. |
| "But we are setting up a meeting. | "But we are setting up a meeting. |
| "There will probably be several meetings." | "There will probably be several meetings." |
| Ch Supt Roy Smith tweeted on Sunday to say he had spoken to Ms Butler and she had "given me a very balanced account of the incident". | Ch Supt Roy Smith tweeted on Sunday to say he had spoken to Ms Butler and she had "given me a very balanced account of the incident". |
| The officer said the force "are listening" to concerns she had about the stop and the officers involved, and Ms Butler was "quite entitled to raise them". | The officer said the force "are listening" to concerns she had about the stop and the officers involved, and Ms Butler was "quite entitled to raise them". |