Notting Hill Carnival, Metropolitan Police Federation

Notting Hill Carnival is ‘war zone’ where policing is ineffective, Met officers warn
Notting Hill Carnival is a “war zone” where policing is ineffective, a report has claimed. The annual celebration, billed as Europe’s biggest street party, sees hundreds of thousands of revellers fill the streets of west London over the August bank holiday weekend with a display of costumes,
Cops policing Notting Hill Carnival say it’s a ‘war zone’ — with nearly a third claiming they’ve been assaulted
COPS policing the Notting Hill Carnival have described it as a ‘’war zone’’ with almost a third of them saying they have been assaulted working there. They described it as ‘’hell’’ and feeling
Police feel unsafe working at carnival, survey claims
A majority of police officers feel unsafe working at Notting Hill Carnival, a survey by the Metropolitan Police Federation has suggested. As part of the survey, officers who have worked at the event over the last 10 years described it as "hell" and a "warzone".
'Anti-Notting Hill Carnival agenda': Organisers criticise survey - as officers brand event 'war zone'
Carnival organisers condemn a police survey as being "driven by unsubstantiated quotes" after its findings suggested the majority of officers felt unsafe during the event.
Police treated like ‘lambs to the slaughter’ at Notting Hill Carnival, officer claims in survey
Notting Hill Carnival organisers respond by calling the Metropolitant Police Federation survey an “anti-carnival agenda”
Notting Hill Carnival 'hell' slammed by police officers as 90% say they feel unsafe working at event
Police officers have described the Notting Hill Carnival as a 'war zone' and 'hell' in a new survey which has been dismissed as part of an 'anti-carnival agenda' by organisers.
Police survey part of anti-Notting Hill Carnival ‘agenda’, say organisers
“We value the vital contribution to carnival of all police officers, including those from the City of London and British Transport Police, but this survey is hugely flawed. The carnival ...
Notting Hill Carnival organisers hit back at claims Europe's biggest street party is 'hell' and a 'war zone' as safety row continues
Nearly 90 per cent of officers who responded to the Metropolitan Police Federation survey said they have felt unsafe while working at Europe's biggest street party in West London each August.
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Don't let killjoys stop Notting Hill Carnival after cops call it a ‘war zone’
Two people died. Our thoughts are absolutely with their loved ones. Yet knife crime had already been an issue in that part of ...
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“Why Notting Hill Carnival embodies what it means to be black and British”
I was six months old when I first attended Notting Hill Carnival. Strapped to my dad’s string-vest-clad chest, we weaved our way through the streets of west London as steel pan players and ...
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Notting Hill Carnival 2024: What you need to know
Notting Hill Carnival returns to west London this August bank holiday for the 56th year. Carnival is one of the longest running street parties in the world and the largest street party in Europe ...
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Notting Hill Carnival: London in a ‘blaze of colour’ as event marks 55th year
The sun was shining as two million revellers massed on the streets of west London over the weekend for the 55th Notting Hill Carnival. The annual event is the “largest carnival of its type in ...