I have always been a staunch supporter of the police forces in our country. However, having witnessed the video of the incident at Manchester Airport I do feel that the actions of the police officer concerned were not acceptable and far too violent and aggressive. The police have a very difficult job but there are boundaries that should be observed..

Having said this, we do not know what led up to this incident and the comments by Andy Burnham are correct in that a full investigation needs to find out what actually occurred. Mind you, the comments made by the Reform MP backing the actions of the officer and calling Andy Burnham a buffoon, are also unacceptable.