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Tottenham MP David Lammy has said he refused to attend a vigil for Mark Duggan because he did not want to share a platform with "anarchist groups". | Tottenham MP David Lammy has said he refused to attend a vigil for Mark Duggan because he did not want to share a platform with "anarchist groups". |
He told The Andrew Marr Show he did not want to appear with "people that don't accept that a jury laboured and reached a decision". | He told The Andrew Marr Show he did not want to appear with "people that don't accept that a jury laboured and reached a decision". |
Up to 500 people gathered at Tottenham Police Station on Saturday. | Up to 500 people gathered at Tottenham Police Station on Saturday. |
On Wednesday, an inquest jury concluded Mark Duggan was lawfully killed when he was shot dead by police in August 2011. | On Wednesday, an inquest jury concluded Mark Duggan was lawfully killed when he was shot dead by police in August 2011. |
'Extreme protest groups' | 'Extreme protest groups' |
Mr Lammy said: "I've done a lot to support this family and I will continue to do that but I will not share a platform with anarchist groups and people that don't accept that a jury laboured and reached a decision." | Mr Lammy said: "I've done a lot to support this family and I will continue to do that but I will not share a platform with anarchist groups and people that don't accept that a jury laboured and reached a decision." |
Jurors concluded that Mark Duggan was in possession of a gun before he was shot, although not holding one when he was killed. | Jurors concluded that Mark Duggan was in possession of a gun before he was shot, although not holding one when he was killed. |
They had to consider whether he posed an imminent threat to police when he was killed. | |
The Duggan family reacted angrily to the conclusion, saying Mark Duggan had been "executed" and shouting "No justice, no peace". | |
The gathering on Saturday was used to protest against deaths in police custody, though the Duggan family had called for a peaceful vigil. | |
It included representatives from unions including the National Union of Teachers and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers. | |
Stafford Scott who works for rights and race advocacy in Tottenham questioned why Mr Lammy had not attended the vigil in a speech he made on the steps of the police station. | |
Labour MP Mr Lammy said: "There's a legal process that continues. There's an IPCC [Independent Police Complaints Commission] investigation and it's my job to continue to put pressure on that organisation, but anarchy and extreme protest groups I'm not prepared to share a platform with and I've always been consistent on that." | Labour MP Mr Lammy said: "There's a legal process that continues. There's an IPCC [Independent Police Complaints Commission] investigation and it's my job to continue to put pressure on that organisation, but anarchy and extreme protest groups I'm not prepared to share a platform with and I've always been consistent on that." |
Addressing the reaction to the jury's conclusion, he said: "The central issue it seems to me is that you have to have a Met that looks like London and we are a long way off that. | Addressing the reaction to the jury's conclusion, he said: "The central issue it seems to me is that you have to have a Met that looks like London and we are a long way off that. |
"You go to New York and you see a police force that looks like the city and I don't think you can have a global city where less than 10% of the Met come from minority ethnic backgrounds. | "You go to New York and you see a police force that looks like the city and I don't think you can have a global city where less than 10% of the Met come from minority ethnic backgrounds. |
"In fact we are in a situation where many of the Met aren't even Londoners, black or white. They are from other parts of the country." | "In fact we are in a situation where many of the Met aren't even Londoners, black or white. They are from other parts of the country." |
Asked if he supports the idea of police wearing cameras, he said: "Definitely. I think if we had police cameras in this case we would know exactly where the gun was and how it left the car." | Asked if he supports the idea of police wearing cameras, he said: "Definitely. I think if we had police cameras in this case we would know exactly where the gun was and how it left the car." |
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