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This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Wednesday 5 August 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.
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The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), has dropped its misconduct case against Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake, who fatally shot Chris Kaba in South London in 2022. Blake was acquitted of murder by a jury in 2024. The IOPC had paused the case earlier in 2025 while waiting for a change in the law governing the use of force in police misconduct proceedings. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomed the decision, saying it ended nearly four years of uncertainty for the officer. Campaigners for Chris Kaba's family criticised the outcome, arguing it undermines police accountability. GB News additionally reported that Kaba had a criminal record and was a known gang member, that a bounty was placed on the officer, and that some firearms officers withdrew from duties in protest, leading the Met to request support from the SAS. Sky News interviewed a campaigner who said the decision shows a willingness to protect officers and change rules to make accountability more difficult.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim | GB News | Sky News |
|---|---|---|
| The police watchdog dropped disciplinary proceedings against the officer who shot Chris Kaba. | ||
| Officer Martyn Blake shot Chris Kaba in 2022 after Kaba used his car to ram police. | ||
| The Metropolitan Police Commissioner welcomed the end of the process and criticised its duration. | ||
| Blake was acquitted of murder by a jury in 2024. | ||
| The IOPC paused the case in January 2025 while waiting for a change in the law around the use of force in police misconduct cases. | ||
| Campaigners for Chris Kaba's family said the decision sends a dangerous message and damages police accountability. | ||
| Chris Kaba had a criminal record including convictions for firearms, knives, and violence, and was a known gang member. | · | |
| A bounty of 10,000 pounds was placed on the officer's head by gangs. | · | |
| Firearms officers withdrew their labour in protest, forcing the Metropolitan Police to ask the SAS for support in controlling terrorism. | · | |
| The law was changed as a result of this case, making it more difficult for police to be held professionally accountable. | · |
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… host Martin Daubney coming up on tonight's Action Bank Show. Today's decision by the IPC that after four years NX121 will not be facing any misconduct hearing is welcome but this has taken far far too long. Today the …
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… choice today. They didn't have to make that decision and they made the wrong choice. They chose to delay this case. They could have …
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… far far too long. Today the firearms officer who shot gang member Chris Kaba fatally dared has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the …
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… years after he was acquitted by a jury but tonight we will name and shame the politicians and the public figures who hailed Kaba as Britain's George Floyd and also tonight furious police chiefs are threatening to take …
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… by a policeman in Minneapolis. What followed was truly extraordinary global movement of derangement and delusion, violence, riots, critical race theory, calls for defunding the …
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… to the UK. So strong was this cultural tide, this mass psychosis. Did police officers, politicians and key public figures take …
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… Chris Kaba, had been shot dead by firearms officers. Naturally the Black Lives Matter mob seized the opportunity and they seized it with both hands. This was their …
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… they seized it with both hands. This was their moment, their Messiah had arrived. Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott, Bel Ribeiro, Addie, Kim Johnson, …
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… Harman, Dawn Butler, Sadiq Khan, Stormzy, all the usual suspects, the agitators were on the scene ready to rev up London's youth. …
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… was far far grubbier. Chris Kaba turned out to be one of the most feared lieutenants in one of London's most feared gangs, a known convict with a criminal record stretching back …
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… most feared lieutenants in one of London's most feared gangs, a known convict with a criminal record stretching back to age 13. He had convictions for firearms, …
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… In fact just two days before he was killed himself he shot someone in a hackney-like nightclub in both legs. It took a jury just three hours to acquit …
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