Commissioner praises Bolton for ignoring EDL Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner has praised the people of Bolton for their restraint during a protest by the EDL in the town. Tony Lloyd also congratulated the police for their well-organised and proportionate operation to manage the protest. Tony said: “The EDL is neither wanted nor welcome in Bolton or Greater Manchester and it’s really about time they realised that. They have repeatedly tried to provoke and have repeatedly failed. “The best response to the EDL is simply to ignore them and I would like to praise the people of Bolton for doing just that. “Hopefully it will dawn on the EDL soon that the people of Greater Manchester simply have no time for their message of division and intolerance and will realise there’s just no point coming here. They have no support in Bolton or anywhere else in our region, and realistically they never will. “I would also like to thank the police for the well-planned and executed operation. This was a busy bank holiday weekend with a number of major events across the region – not least the Bolton Food and Drink Festival. The police, working in partnership with Bolton Council, allowed the decent, law-abiding people of Bolton and Greater Manchester to go about their ordinary business with minimal disruption.”
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 08:27:43 +0000