Priti Patel warns police chiefs they must uphold freedom of speech over David Starkey probe

Priti Patel warns police chiefs they must uphold freedom of speech adding it is the ‘cornerstone of democracy’ after probe into Darren Grimes interview with David Starkey Home Secretary told police chiefs that ‘we must all defend’ freedom of speech   Comments come after Scotland Yard dropped its ‘race hate’ probe into interview David Starkey claimed … Read more

Scotland Yard DROP ‘race hate’ probe into Darren Grimes and David Starkey

Scotland Yard has dropped its ‘race hate’ probe into journalist Darren Grimes and historian David Starkey after ill-judged remarks were made during an interview given at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests. The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into Mr Grimes, 27, and Dr Starkey, 75, earlier this month for allegedly stirring up … Read more

Scotland Yard DROP ‘race hate’ probe into Darren Grimes and David Starkey

Scotland Yard has dropped its ‘race hate’ probe into journalist Darren Grimes and historian David Starkey after ill-judged remarks were made during an interview given at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests. The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into Mr Grimes, 27, and Dr Starkey, 75, earlier this month for allegedly stirring up … Read more

Police review ‘race hate’ probe into journalist Darren Grimes and David Starkey

Police are set to review a ‘race hate’ investigation against journalist Darren Grimes and David Starkey to ensure it is ‘proportionate,’ after the historian made a ‘damn blacks’ remark during a YouTube interview.   Scotland Yard launched a probe against Grimes for allegedly stirring up racial hatred, after sharing his interview with Starkey online. During the … Read more

Dr David Starkey is sacked from professor role at Canterbury and quits fellowship at Cambridge

TV historian David Starkey today quit his University of Cambridge fellowship and was stripped of his visiting professor post at Canterbury Christ Church University after he claimed ‘slavery was not genocide’ because ‘so many damn blacks live in Africa and Britain’. Professor Starkey has also resigned from the Mary Rose Trust and could soon be stripped of his … Read more

David Starkey says ‘slavery was not genocide’ as ‘so many damn blacks live in Africa and Britain’

Historian David Starkey could lose his University of Cambridge fellowship after he claimed ‘slavery was not genocide’ because ‘so many damn blacks live in Africa and Britain.’ Dr Starkey, 75, was accused of racism following an interview with BeLeave founder Darren Grimes, during which he argued the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is ‘wholly and entirely a product … Read more

David Starkey says ‘slavery was not genocide’ as ‘so many damn blacks live in Africa and Britain’

Historian David Starkey could lose his University of Cambridge fellowship after he claimed ‘slavery was not genocide’ because ‘so many damn blacks live in Africa and Britain.’ Dr Starkey was accused of racism following an interview with BeLeave founder Darren Grimes, during which he argued the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is ‘wholly and entirely a product of … Read more

Exclusive for MoS readers: Tour of Sandringham with David Starkey

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Join David Starkey at the Queen’s country retreat – indulge in a tour of Sandringham with the brilliant historian and enjoy scenic trips by rail and paddle steamer By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:02 BST, 23 November 2019 | Updated: 10:53 BST, 16 May 2020 Norfolk is one … Read more