https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11954929/Suella-Braverman-scolds-police... Updated: 20:53 AEST, 10 April 2023
Suella Braverman blasts police force for sending FIVE officers
to seize collection of golliwog dolls from family pub
as Home Office source warns they 'shouldn't be involved in this nonsense'
Dolls at Essex pub seized because their presence was a suspected 'hate crime'
Suella Braverman is said to have been furious about the police's approach
The Home Secretary has scolded a police force for sending five officers to a family-owned pub to seize a collection of golliwog dolls, it was revealed yesterday.
An anonymous complaint was made about the White Hart Inn in Grays, Essex, and 15 dolls were seized because their presence was a suspected 'hate crime'.
Suella Braverman is said to have been furious about the approach, which also saw police question pub owner Benice Ryley, and has told Essex Police that bosses should be focusing on catching real criminals rather than seizing toys.
A Home Office source said: 'The Home Secretary's views have now been made very plain to Essex Police so they're under no illusions.
'Police forces should not be getting involved in this kind of nonsense. It's about tackling anti-social behaviour, stopping violence against women and girls, attending burglaries and catching criminals – not seizing dolls.'