AMBULANCE chiefs have suspended three members of staff pending an investigation into alleged racist comments written on its internal website. London Ambulance Service managers said the words — whic…
The comments were revealed in a letter to staff from chief executive Garrett Emmerson, who said he had been “shocked and profoundly affected” by the death of George Floyd.
He said: “Across the country, and across the world, people from all walks of life and all ethnic backgrounds have been standing up and saying #blacklivesmatter.Cops declare major incident in Birmingham after a 'number' of people stabbedTRUE LOVE'Subtropical swell' to bring 24C heat next week making UK as hot as Spain“However, a very small minority have reacted against this rallying call, this demand for a fairer, more equal society.
"And last week we saw some of this on our own internal communication channels, causing great distress to many BME staff who work for the service.
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