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Diane Abbott demands meeting with Hackney police after Black schoolgirl strip-searched

The student was removed from an exam and taken to a private room where she was strip-searched while on her period.

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Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott demands meeting with Hackney police after Black schoolgirl strip-searched

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