“We are looking into the handling of incident at the weekend'
Andy Burnham failed to issue an apology to the Gypsy and Traveller communities after claims children were left “terrified” by an "army of police screaming into their faces” last weekend.
A caller named Chris demanded an apology from the Mayor for the behaviour of Greater Manchester Police - but Mr Burnham did not say sorry and said GMP had acted on intelligence about anti-social behaviour.“Everyone has got a place in our city region as long as people are coming to abide by the law and enjoy themselves,” the Mayor said. “The incident you are referring to there was some intelligence that there was some intent to cause anti-social behaviour.
During the incident on Saturday, videos emerged showing young Gypsies and Travellers being put onto trains after GMP signed a dispersal order allowing them to turn people away from much of the city centre. Mr Burnham explained that councils around the region work closely with the Traveller community, and that police would have been criticised if they did nothing and disorder had broken out.
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