Officers from the force that failed Henry Nowak have now admitted they felt “controlled and pressured to feel certain ways” after mandatory DEI sessions that hammered home ‘white privileged’ and unconscious bias.
The trainer outsourced to deliver the course was described as “deeply hateful of white people and British culture.” Serving and former Hampshire officers told former Home Secretary Suella Braverman they were furious but stayed silent out of fear for their careers.
Multiple officers from Hampshire Constabulary have now gone on record about the ideological pressure inside the force.
Several serving and former Hampshire Police Officers have told me that ‘we had it drummed into us about our white privilege and unconscious bias’.Training was outsourced to a third party company and the trainer ‘was deeply hateful of white people and our culture.’Officers…https://t.co/2h0Ns1NnRA
They described how DEI modules on white privilege, unconscious bias, and the importance of being an “ally” were drilled into them.
'Do we think the training that those officers were forced to do might have ultimately contributed to Henry's terrible final moments? because I do.'@PatrickChristysunveils a plethora of diversity and inclusion guides applied within Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.pic.twitter.com/jRe1K31224
It’s not limited to this one police force either.
Back in April 2025, we detailed how UK police forces were already forcing officers into training explicitly designed to make them accept their “white privilege.”
Thames Valley Police rolled out mandatory equity training covering white privilege, micro-aggressions, and the push from “non-racist” to “anti-racist.” An independent review led by former assistant chief constable Kerrin Wilson found the sessions created deep divisions.
White officers expressed strong frustration and felt disadvantaged, while some minority officers said the training was harmful to real diversity efforts and would deter them from seeking promotion.
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