The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust in Lewisham have reacted positively to the speculation that the Home Secretary is considering a request for a new MacPherson style inquiry into his murder. They said they were ‘heartened’ and it would  ‘provide a clear signal that the Government is genuinely interested in racial justice.’ This follows a report in the Guardian newspaper that  a confidential anti-corruption report compiled by the Metropolitan Police was not disclosed to the panel of the 1998 inquiry. And it is also reported that this means the inquiry into the force’s investigation of Stephen Lawerence’s murder was potentially hindered. … Continue reading Stephen Lawrence Trust ‘Heartened’ by new Inquiry move