Overview

• Mohammed Fahir Amaaz was convicted on Wednesday of assaulting two officers at Manchester Airport, injuring PC Lydia Ward and PC Ellie Cook.
• The Crown Prosecution Service plans to retry the outstanding assault charge against Amaaz and his brother Muhammad Amaad after a jury failed to reach a verdict on the count involving PC Zachary Marsden.
• PC Zachary Marsden and another officer are under gross misconduct investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct over body-camera footage showing force used during the arrest.
• Baroness Shaista Gohir’s comparison of the incident to George Floyd’s death has reignited scrutiny of her role on the government’s working group defining Islamophobia.
• Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has stressed the need for public trust in policing, while shadow home secretary Chris Philp accused her of siding with attackers over injured officers.