Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “London police chief won’t resign over handling of vigil” – below is their description.
The police handling of a demonstration in the United Kingdom defending women’s rights has sparked a widespread backlash amid growing calls for London’s police commissioner to resign.
Critics say the way the police broke up a vigil for murdered woman Sarah Everard was over the top and the home secretary and London mayor have also spoken up in defence of the protesters.
The opposition’s Labour Party is set to vote against a new policing bill next week, which gives the police greater powers in arresting protesters.
Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba reports from London, UK.
–
Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.
In This Story: Vote
Voting is a method for a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, in order to make a collective decision or express an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns. Democracies elect holders of high office by voting. Residents of a place represented by an elected official are called “constituents”, and those constituents who cast a ballot for their chosen candidate are called “voters”. There are different systems for collecting votes, but while many of the systems used in decision-making can also be used as electoral systems, any which cater for proportional representation can only be used in elections.
In smaller organizations, voting can occur in different ways. Formally via ballot to elect others for example within a workplace, to elect members of political associations or to choose roles for others. Informally voting could occur as a spoken agreement or as a verbal gesture like a raised hand or electronically.
2 Recent Items: Vote