“An alienated population seldom provides the tip-offs the police need to catch criminals, or the evidence in court needed to convict. This has been a problem at times within some minority communities who regard the police as hostile. How much more difficult life would be for the police if this attitude became widespread.”

British politician

Damian Howard Green is a British politician and Conservative Party member who served as MP for Ashford from 1997 to 2024. He is known for his long parliamentary career and for serving under Theresa May as First Secretary of State. That post made him the Prime Minister’s de facto deputy, and it was one of the highest offices he held. His public profile is tied mainly to Westminster politics and to his work in government during the May ministry.