Nigel Farage has claimed the lack of charges over the chaos at Manchester Airport shows ‘two-tier policing and two-tier justice depends on two-tier Keir’ as he prepares to launch special investigation

Nigel Farage has claimed that the failure to prosecute young people involved in a fight at Manchester Airport four months later was an example of ‘two-tiered policing’.

The Reform UK leader compared the lack of charges after the incident in July to the ‘urgency’ of taking action against rioters after the Southport stabbings.

Branding Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer a ‘two-tier Kier’, Mr Farage told a podcast: ‘If that isn’t two tiers of policing and two tiers of justice under Keir, I don’t know what is.’

Clacton MP is set to launch a special investigation into those involved in the Manchester Airport chaos that sparked protests over ‘police brutality’, the Mail On Sunday can reveal.

He is expected to announce the move tomorrow to highlight what right-wing activists claim are being treated harsher by the courts.

Footage of the brawl at Manchester Airport on July 23, which went viral earlier this year, showed a police officer stepping on the head of 19-year-old Fahir Amaaz.

The incident came as he and his brother Mohammed Ahmaad, 25, were being restrained by fellow police officers. However, days later, other images emerged showing that the incident was developing rapidly.

This included two female police officers being knocked to the ground (one of them had a broken nose) before Fahir was subdued with a stun gun.

Speaking on a podcast hosted by former Mumford & Sons guitarist Winston Marshall, Nigel Farage highlighted the lack of CPS action over the Manchester Airport incident

Footage of the brawl at Manchester Airport on July 23, which went viral earlier this year, showed a police officer beating the head of 19-year-old Fahir Amaaz.

The incident led to an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Tensions rose further when the brothers’ lawyer Akhmed Yakoob claimed the fight was an ‘assassination attempt’ and triggered anti-police protests in their hometown of Rochdale.

Four months later, with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) no closer to announcing charges against the brothers, Mr Farage hired two lawyers to build a case against them.

A source close to Mr Farage said: ‘It is now November and no charges have been laid; But those on the right side of the debate who said unpleasant things on social media and took to the streets found themselves in prison almost immediately.

‘We have a two-tier justice system in this country.’

Speaking on a podcast hosted by former Mumford & Sons guitarist Winston Marshall, Mr Farage compared the CPS’s lack of action over the Manchester Airport incident to the rapid crackdown on those involved in widespread street disorder this summer.

Asked about his frequent claims of ‘two-tier policing’ in Britain, Winston told the Marshall Show: ‘What happened to the Manchester attackers in July, before Southport?

‘At Manchester Airport we encounter violent shouting, police are violently attacked, a female police officer has her nose broken. The police then regain control of the situation.

‘All you see is a video of a police officer stamping someone. Of course he was marking her, he had a gun in his hand.

‘If you have a gun in your hand, if you lose the gun, do not intervene with the attacker with your other arm.

‘It looked awful because Manchester Police didn’t release the rest.’

He added: ‘We are now in the middle of November and the CPS have not laid any charges. Compare this to the urgency of arrests and sentences after Southport.

‘If this isn’t two tiers of policing and two tiers of justice under two tiers of Keir, I don’t know what is.’

Mr Farage likened the lack of charges following the incident at Manchester Airport in July to the ‘urgency’ of taking action against rioters following the Southport stabbings.

The stabbing deaths of three teenage girls in Southporton on July 29 sparked violent unrest across the UK.

Sir Keir promised swift justice for those involved in the rioting to prevent further unrest.

Hundreds were subsequently arrested, charged and tried for disorderly conduct; many were sent to prison.

A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service told MailOnline today: ‘We are considering material and making recommendations regarding a number of alleged offenses at Manchester Airport in July this year.

‘We are working with Greater Manchester Police and the Independent Office for Police Conduct as investigations continue.’

Stephen Parkinson, director of public prosecutions and chairman of the CPS, has previously said a ‘swift and decisive response’ to the summer riots was ‘the only way to bring widespread unrest under control’.

He also rejected claims of ‘two-tiered policing’ in a newspaper article in August, adding: ‘Talk of a unilateral approach is unfounded.

‘Those who need evidence need only look at the violent and disorderly so-called ‘counter-protesters’ whom we charge and prosecute with the same impartial professionalism as the mafia they claim to oppose.

‘The CPS prosecutes people who break the law, regardless of their background or political affiliation.

‘That’s why we are independent from the government. It is at the heart of who we are. Some may ask why not all crimes are punished so quickly? ‘Some cases take longer because they are complex.’

The storm over the Manchester Airport incident has led to fears that officers involved may be forced into hiding as protests grow; Two people were suspended following the backlash and it appears they still are.

CCTV footage shows Fahir punching a female police officer in the face, breaking her nose, then knocking out a second female police officer, while her brother rains ‘thorough’ punches on an armed male police officer, stunning her and collapsing to the ground. ground.

Fahir also punched the male police officer and grabbed him by the neck using a “chokehold” method, but released this when the female police officer tasered him.

A well-informed source told The Mail on Sunday that following a ‘violent argument’ at a Starbucks coffee shop at the airport, three officers attempted to arrest Fahir while he was using the car park ticket machine; Amaad was seen resisting the male police officer, who collapsed on a set of metal chairs, before unleashing a barrage of punches.

Fahir was then seen lashing out, first punching a female officer in the side of her head, then striking the second female officer in the face, knocking her off her feet and leaving her sprawled on the ground.

The outrage erupted in July after partial videos of the incident shared online showed a police officer kicking 19-year-old Fahir Amaaz.

The second female officer’s nose was broken. The footage also shows Fahir punching the first female police officer, who fell to her knees, with at least four more punches.

At this point the male officer had stood up and pointed his stun gun at Amaad.

However, Fahir is seen attacking the male officer’s back, punching him in the head and then grabbing him by the neck. It is alleged that the male officer’s jaw is suspected to have been broken and he may have been temporarily knocked unconscious.

The fight only ended when the first female officer stood up and fired her stun gun at Fahir, knocking him out.

It’s at this point – as seen on millions of people’s cell phone footage – that the male police officer kicks Fahir in the head and apparently strikes him as he lies on the ground.

The CPS has the power to obstruct a private prosecution by taking over and terminating it; but in this case such a move would be highly controversial.