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02
Oct 2021
Bishop of Ripon: Crime Commissioner's position is "untenable"
The Bishop of Ripon has said Philip Allott's position as the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is untenable after comments he made yesterday on the arrest and murder of Sarah Everard.
Mr Allott said in an interview on BBC Radio York that women “need to be street wise” and that Ms Everard “never should have submitted” to arrest.
His words led to an outcry of anger from the public, with thousands calling for Mr Allott to resign. He later apologised, tweeting that his words had been insensitive and that he "retracted them in full".
This morning the Bishop of Ripon, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley told the Stray Ferret:
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Today, Mr Allott and his team are due to attend a public engagement exercise at the war memorial in Harrogate that had been scheduled before he made his controversial comments.
It's understood there will also be people collecting names on a petition calling for his resignation.
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