Rupert Matthews
@Rupert_Matthews
Rupert is a historian, currently serving as PCC for Leics & Rutland. Promoted by Rupert Matthews, of 18 Pinfold Gate Loughborough LE11 1BE
On patrol in the #Westcotes area of #Leicester seeing what is being done by @leicspolice & @Leicester_News to tackle anti-social behaviour, drug dealing, fly tipping & street prostitution.
For far too long central government have followed policies with seriously negative impacts which they then brush off on to local authorities. Now Epping hits back. Good! order-order.com/2025/07/22/epp…
This is appalling. Chief Constables are operationally independent of politicians. If CC Harrington has taken orders from the Prime Minister then his position is untenable. He must resign immediately. @Hirst4EssexPFCC
Essex Police Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington has refused to resign. As he said he was just carrying out orders from Keir Starmer.
New Parks Hub was my last stop of the day in West #Leicester to view the vegetables, fruit & flowers grown at the @LeicPeopleZones in the planter erected by Community Payback.
This afternoon I visited Shree Jalaram Prarthana Mandal Mandir in #Leicester to discuss the valuable community work they do & their cooperation with the local Beat Police team.
This morning I was out on patrol with PC Martin in the #NewParks area of #Leicester where he is dealing with a worrying rise in arson.
My thanks to Kell’s Cafe in Hinckley Road for a cracking #CommissionersBreakfast today. Sorry to hear about drug dealing problems nearby. Let’s see what can done about that.
🐦 On this day in 1980 the great comedian and actor Peter Sellers died at the tragically early age of just 55. #otd imdb.com/name/nm0000634…,
This afternoon I watched @leicspolice officers tackle illegal e-scooters & e-bikes in #Leicester city centre. Vehicles were confiscated, an illegal immigrant arrested for illegal working & a man wanted for burglary arrested. 👍🏻.
On this day in 1903 the Ford Motor Co. sold its first car, a Model A, to dentist Ernest Pfennig #OTD ford.co.uk/cars#
I am proud to be a member of the National Rural Crime Network, which is dedicated to fighting those crimes that particularly affect our agricultural businesses and rural areas. rupertmatthews.org.uk/news/year-nati…
A highly informative #Evington Ward meeting with Cllrs Bajaj, Haq & Joannou discussing planning, parking & bus shelters. @LeicesterTories
The European Commission was a past master at this. They would fund a pressure group to push for a policy that the Commission wanted to do - then claim that they were doing it in response to public pressure. The insidious influence of the EU survives in the UK body politic.
I have now read this new Covenant with Civil Society from ennd to end. It is, as you'd expect, shot through with DEI stuff and happy-clappy linked-in language about sharing, partnership, collaboration and co-operation. Which is where most of us switch off - this would be a…
A shame the Labour government can't also manage a proper inquiry into the Rape Gangs. Battle of Orgreave national inquiry confirmed by Yvette Cooper. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
It gets worse 👇🏻
I said on News at Ten it was extraordinary that after the government learned of the egregious Afghan data leak no official or minister resigned. I have now learned that on 23 August 2023, at the first meeting of the government’s emergency COBR meeting to discuss the security…
21July is the feast day of Our Lady of Kazan, a sacred Russian icon of the Virgin Mary & Christ from around the 13th century. In 1904 the icon was stolen. An icon, either original or a copy, was returned in 2004. russiaglobal.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/exhibits/show/…
The incompetence of the old regime is breathtaking
It just gets worse. Turns out details of more than 100 Brits, including spies and special forces personnel, were included in the massive data leak — MI6 agents, SAS and special forces personnel included in the spreadsheet. Were there really no protocols governing the…
🙄 once again those who proclaim themselves to be Cari g & compassionate penalise the poorest in pursuit of ideological goals. The poor old working class get it in the neck again. telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…
Today is the feast day of St Ealswith (d.902), wife of King Alfred the Great of Wessex, and major benefactor of the Church. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith
Once police impartially breaks down in one area (eg Northumbria Pride) it opens the floodgates for suspicions & accusations such as this. British policing must be impartial & be seen to be impartial.