The Lawrence Report: The difference a day makes to policing

Friday 26 February 1999 00:02 GMT

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SO, BUSINESS as usual then... On Wednesday, some of the nation's key institutions were a model picture of racial diversity. Black officers from the Metropolitan Police were guarding the Home Office, New Scotland Yard and the Downing Street as Home Secretary Jack Straw delivered the results of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry.

Only a cynic would suggest that it was an orchestrated attempt to ensure that the heavily criticised Metropolitan Police stayed on message. But as these pictures by an Independent photographer show, it only took 24 hours for the status quo to resume.

Our pictures were taken between 4pm and 5pm on Wednesday and at the same time yesterday.

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