Victoria speaking to LBC about safety at the Notting Hill Carnival.
“Don’t bring your knives, don’t bring your guns, don’t bring your acid and lets have a safe carnival”.
Notting Hill Carnival came close to a disaster along the scale of the Hillsborough tragedy on at least two occasions this year, police have claimed.
Debate on Police Officer safety – I asked Minister how to ensure Police Officer Safety at Notting Hill Carnival.
Kensington MP Lady Victoria Borwick has told the Mayor of London that the Notting Hill Carnival is placing the public at risk.
Is Notting Hill Carnival a Safe Event?
Robert Freemain chairing #CommissionersRoadshow; interesting questions on is Notting Hill Carnival a safe event?
Organisers are facing fresh calls to relocate the Notting Hill carnival to a London park after 16 people were stabbed at this year’s event, including one teenager who was left with horrific stomach wounds.
The Metropolitan Police Federation, which represents most police officers in London, has called for a review of the Notting Hill Carnival after more than 40 officers were injured.
Some police officers “dread” the Notting Hill Carnival and are being used as “professional punchbags”, according to rank-and-file officers.
They have called for a “full-scale review” of Carnival after eight of them were hurt and taken to hospital.
Businesses are spending thousands of pounds boarding up windows this weekend because the Notting Hill Carnival has been “blighted” by troublemakers, the local MP claimed today.
With two million people expected at the 50th Carnival, Tory Kensington MP Victoria Borwick branded it “a strain on hardworking business owners”.