Home Secretary Suella Braverman is claimed to have made her views “very plain” to police after 5 officers have been despatched to grab golliwog dolls from a pub.
Essex Police took a number of of the dolls from the White Hart Inn in Grays final week after receiving a hate crime grievance on 24 February.
The dolls, based mostly on 18th century minstrels, at the moment are thought-about to be racist caricatures.
Owner Benice Ryley stated she “can’t see any harm” and that the 30 or so dolls had been donated over time by her aunt and the pub’s prospects.
Police stated an investigation was ongoing after a “member of the public reported being distressed after attending a venue off Argent Street” – the place the pub is positioned.
Mrs Ryley’s husband is about to be questioned when he returns from overseas however nobody has been arrested or charged.
A Home Office supply instructed Sky News Suella Braverman regards it as a waste of police sources.
“The Home Secretary’s views have now been made very plain to Essex Police so they’re under no illusions. Police forces should not be getting involved in this kind of nonsense,” they stated.
“It’s about tackling anti-social behaviour, stopping violence against women and girls, attending burglaries and catching criminals – not seizing dolls.”
In a press release, Essex Police denied the house secretary had been “contacted directly” over the incident.
“We maintain operational independence from the Home Office which ensures that every investigation is carried out without fear or favour,” the drive stated.
Pub proprietor Benice Ryley hit again at allegations of racism and stated she was indignant the dolls had been taken away as they have been a part of her “childhood history”.
“No, I don’t know how they [people] can find it offensive,” she stated. “If they don’t like it, they don’t have to come through the door.”
Source: information.sky.com”