North Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Allott made an apology for making a controversial statement in the wake of Sarah Everard’s murder. Mr Allot caused outrage saying women “women need to streetwise”
In his defence, he said that his intention was to rebuild the confidence in the office. He put down his papers after he lost a no-confidence vote. In a radio interview, he said that Ms Everard should not have submitted when killer Wayne Couzens, then a serving police officer arrested her.
He said: "I misspoke and I am devastated at the effect that this has had on victims of crime and the groups that support them. I have tried to say this again and again, but I recognise that what I have said has not always been heard as I intended."
