A Met Police chief has called for the Notting Hill Carnival to be moved to a new location in a bid to better police the event after a string of violent incidents over the weekend.
Rick Prior, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, called for different venues to be considered to host Carnival in the future.It comes as eight people were stabbed and 35 police officers injured during the Carnival weekend.The Metropolitan Police confirmed that 333 people were arrested at the annual street party, the highest number of arrests since 2019.Eight people were stabbed and almost 40 police officers were injured during the Carnival weekend.
Prior said: “We had officers isolated over the weekend, unable to move because they were surrounded and packed in.
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