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Manchester MP to write to minister over ‘guilty by association’ verdicts

Lucy Powell raises with Dominic Raab case of young black men jailed after taking part in a group chat

A Manchester MP is to raise concerns with the justice secretary over the conviction of several young black men who were jailed after taking part in a group chat discussing revenge for their friend’s murder.

Lucy Powell, the MP for Manchester Central and shadow culture secretary, said it was just the latest example of black youths in her constituency being unfairly drawn into a “gang” narrative because of the music they listen to and who they know.

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