By GB News (Politics) | Created at 2026-10-07 13:56:43 | Updated at 2026-10-07 14:39:33
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Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy has blamed “Labour’s ideology” on diversity for the atrocities in Southport and Nottingham.
Mr Timothy made the comments at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, where he vowed to “root out” the “cancer” he claims is sweeping Britain.
He said the ideology had contributed to the failures surrounding the Southport killings by Axel Rudakubana and the murder of three people in Nottingham by Valdo Calocane.
Mr Timothy said: “So many parts of Government are corrupted by radical identity politics and a deference to clan culture.
“We can no longer trust our institutions to work for us all, to uphold the principle that justice is blind, that we’re all equal before the law.”
He added: “The faces may change, but the policies live on because this is Labour’s ideology. An ideology with serious consequences in the real world: the Southport killer, Axel Rudakubana, Henry Nowak’s killer, Vikram Digwa, the Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane.
“With each of their terrible crimes and many more like them, the failures of the state run deep.
“A desire to be representative and inclusive has warped and manipulated and led to failure, suffering and injustice.
Nick Timothy has criticised Labour's 'ideology'
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“This is a cancer and the next Conservative government will root it out.”
In June, it was revealed that officers in the police force responsible for the arrest of Henry Nowak moments before his death had been subjected to mandatory diversity training.
Staff at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary are given courses covering racism, unconscious bias, privilege and contested critical race theory.
A Times investigation uncovered a staff survey in which one in seven respondents at the force said they had felt “controlled and pressured” to adopt such ideas, fearing that “mistakes would have been held against me”.
A fifth also said they feared being “rejected for saying the wrong thing”.
The ‘Inclusion Matters’ module was launched in 2021, while the Conservatives were in power, as a full-day foundation course. An additional half-day Part Two course was launched in January 2025.
The force’s chief constable issued an apology over the actions of officers at the scene after Mr Nowak, 18, was stabbed and falsely accused of racial abuse while he lay dying from his wounds.
Despite Mr Nowak’s pleas for help, bodycam footage showed officers dismissing them and handcuffing him instead.
Chief Constable Alexis Boon said the force was not guilty of two-tier policing.
He told GB News at the time: “We understand and appreciate as police officers that we are accountable for our actions.
“What we ask, however, is that those actions are judged through fair and transparent processes. In this case, that process is already underway with the IOPC conducting their independent investigation.
“I don’t accept the term of two-tier policing, I don’t recognise it.
Nick Timothy voiced his disdain for face coverings
“I see officers and staff out there, day in, day out, working incredibly hard to deliver for all our communities. I just don’t recognise the concept.”
Schemes such as the ‘Inclusion Matters’ module would likely be scrapped by a party such as Reform UK, while Labour has continued to defend policies aimed at promoting diversity and equality.
Liz Kendall, who was Work and Pensions Secretary at the time, said at last year’s Labour Party conference that she wanted to see barriers “torn down” so more women, more people of colour and more people from working-class backgrounds could contribute to a healthier economy.
Mr Timothy has long been outspoken about his concerns over assimilation within British society.
He told a fringe event at the conference that he believes face coverings harm society, making reference to the niqab and burqa.
Mr Timothy also suggested Conservative Party policy was being developed on the issue, adding that he hated face coverings.
The Shadow Justice Secretary faced backlash earlier this year after describing prayer at a public Iftar event in Trafalgar Square as an “act of domination and division” in a post on X.
Among those to criticise him was Labour MP Bridget Phillipson, who said the comments were racist.
“I think it’s fundamentally racist,” she told The Guardian. “I don’t think he would say that about any other group.”
