“This Is a Systematic Problem With Policing in This Country”
Labour MP Dawn Butler talks about being stopped by the police, the far-right campaign of abuse which followed, and why she will keep fighting the racism that plagues policing in Britain.

A police officer stands in Parliament Square on February 15, 2015 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
The brutal killing of George Floyd highlighted just how important it is to film events, because otherwise we, i.e., African-Caribbean, black people, or people of color, are less likely to be believed.
Last Sunday I experienced it firsthand, as I have done on many occasions in my life. On this occasion, I was stopped along with a friend while driving through Hackney on a sunny afternoon, based on nothing but a registration plate that was mistakenly entered and registered to North Yorkshire.
I have since met with the Metropolitan Police. I am told that our vehicle appearing to be from outside of London, and having perfectly legal rear tinted windows, was reasonable grounds for police suspicion. It seems obvious to me now that Section 163 stops need legal reform.