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Yesterday in Parliament

Yesterday in Parliament 04 Jun 2026

Yesterday in Parliament

BBC

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3.910 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Starmer accuses Farage of exploiting Nowak case.

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0:05.4

Hello, I'm Sean Curran, and this is yesterday in Parliament from BBC Radio 4.

0:10.9

The Prime Minister accused Nigel Farage of exploiting the death of Henry Novak on Wednesday the 3rd of June,

0:18.6

after the leader of Reform UK, suggested the case was an example

0:22.6

of two-tier policing. The debating chamber in the House of Commons is designed to emphasise

0:28.7

confrontation and the half an hour devoted to Prime Minister's questions usually sees Westminster

0:34.0

at its most adversarial. But occasionally there is an attempt to downplay conflict.

0:40.3

Henry Novak's family have shown extraordinary dignity after their son's life was stolen in

0:47.9

appalling circumstances. The 18-year-old was handcuffed and arrested while he lay dying after his killer falsely accused him of racism.

0:57.4

The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood nodded in agreement,

1:01.0

as Sakea Stama said there were serious questions to answer

1:04.2

about how accusations of racism informed police thinking.

1:08.7

But no matter the pain we feel,

1:11.5

there is no justification for more violence and disorder.

1:16.4

The attacks directed towards police officers in Southampton last night

1:20.8

were disgraceful and completely unacceptable.

1:24.9

This is a time for serious work, not rage.

1:30.2

On Tuesday night, two people were arrested in Southampton after protesters clashed with police near the sight of the murder.

1:38.1

Eleven officers were injured.

1:40.0

Come to the leader of the opposition, can me better not?

1:43.9

And the Conservative leader offered her condolences to the family and friends of Henry Novak.

1:49.8

The circumstances around Henry's wrongful arrest and tragic murder

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