Nottingham Inquiry branded an 'utter waste of time' in scathing takedown by ex-police officer: 'Systemic failure!'

A former police officer and the founder of Fair Cop has branded the Nottingham Inquiry an "utter waste of time" in a scathing attack.

Speaking to GB News, Harry Miller accused those involved in the inquiry of "kicking the can as far down the road as possible".

Speaking at a press conference in London today, the families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates called for "accountability" for all of the system failings which led to Valdo Calocane carrying out his horror attack.

Delivering his verdict on the inquiry, Mr Miller concluded that the process was a "complete waste of time".

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He said: "The fact of the matter is that the people that do these inquiries, what they're interested mainly is covering up the systemic failures of the establishment, apportioning blame elsewhere, and kicking the can as far down the road as possible in the hope that something else takes up the oxygen out of the news cycle.

"In any normal Industry, if there has been a fatality, the inquiry begins straight away. You have answers by the end of the week, and you have changes by the end of the month. That's not what is happening here."

Mr Miller argued that in the case of the Nottingham Inquiry, those involved "don't want to see the real answers".

He told GB News: "This is simply a case, once again of backside covering. They don't care. They don't want to do a proper inquiry because they don't want to see the real answers.

"The real answers have got something to do with immigration, the real answers have got something to do with the race, the real answers have got something to do with the police, and to be fair, other services that were responsible for this having such a blind spot when it comes to racism."

The Fair Cop founder suggested that the entire case is a "whitewash" as they "cannot see the wood for the trees".

He said: "They've already decided that whatever the answer is, it can't be the result of immigration. It can't be the result of anything that might sound racist, so the whole thing is an entire whitewash.

"We have a serious systemic problem of racism within our police, and it's not the old style of style of racism toward black people, it's the new style of racism against white people, against Christian people, against Jewish people.

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"And it speaks in favour of immigrants, of people of colour, of Muslims - and if we want to be serious about protecting our community, we have to get to the heart of this, call it for what it is and get rid of it."

Asked by host Martin Daubney whether he agrees with the victims's families that there should be a retrial of Valdo Calocane for murder, Mr Miller agreed.

He said: "I think a retrial for murder should happen, of course it should. If that brings satisfaction to the families, then I'm all for it. But aside from that, we've got to stop the Government and the police and the people who are in responsibility from sticking their fingers in their ears and pretending it hasn't happened."

In a statement, a Government spokesman told GB News: "Our thoughts first and foremost remain with the families and loved ones of those who were tragically killed in this truly horrific case, and we continue to stand with them in the face of such a devastating loss.

"We are determined to ensure that nothing like this can ever happen again. The Nottingham inquiry is a crucial step in building a clearer understanding of the events that led to this tragedy, including for the families who deserve answers.

"We are grateful to the inquiry for their ongoing work and will carefully consider the recommendations and findings once published."

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said in a statement: "We remain committed to supporting the inquiry and will fully consider any recommendations made."

Leicestershire Police said: "As the IOPC investigation is still ongoing, we are unable to provide any comment or facilitate any requests for interview."

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