Chief officers' contact with the media

28/01/23 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

03/02/23 - Leigh Journal - Opening of TAU base in Leigh

10/02/23 - WFM - Neighbourhood policing

21/03/23 - BBC North West/ Radio Manchester, Global, Bauer, MEN, The Messenger - Neighbourhood policing. NOTE: Global interview also touched on the Casey report and Modern Slavery

18/04/23 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

19/04/23 - LBC - Listener Q and A

29/08/23 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

31/10/23 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

01/12/23 - North West Tonight, ITV Granada, Global, Bauer, and the Manchester Evening News - PEEL assessment

15/01/24 - Pooled interviews with ITV, PA, Daily Mail, Global, Bauer, MEN and Rochdale Online. Spoke at the Rochdale CSE press conference

16/04/24 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

15/05/24 - Interviews with The Guardian, The Telegraph, PA, Manchester Evening News, Global and BBC Northwest Tonight in relation to force performance over the last three years. Knife crime, Angela Rayner investigation, stop and search and Jewish community reassurance following terrorism charges touched upon.

18/07/24 - Interviews with BBC, ITN, MEN and Sky News in response to publication of Dame Vera Baird inquiry

06/08/24 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

06/08/24 - Interview with MEN about protests/riots across Greater Manchester

29/10/24 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

10/01/25 - Interview with The Times  - Crime and justice panel

01/04/25 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

08/04/25 - Daily Mail - Neighbourhoods/Government Neighbourhood Guarantee announcement

09/04/25 - Manchester Evening News - Neighbourhoods

09/04/25 - LBC Radio and BBC Radio Manchester - Government Neighbourhood Guarantee. NOTE: LBC also touched on CSE inquiries and recruitment.

15/04/25 - The Times & Times Radio - Launch of Times Crime and Justice Commission Report

18/06/25 - Spoke at Policy Exchange with media present

03/07/25 - Manchester Evening News, PA, Bolton News, Sky News, C4 News, BBC, ITV Granada and Hits Radio - HMICFRS and Ofsted CSE report

02/10/25 - All UK media outlets - Press conference on the day of the attack at Heaton Park synagogue

06/10/25 - BBC (pooled) - Further update on synagogue attack

25/11/25 - LBC Nick Ferrari show - Breakfast phone in

16/12/25 - ITV Granada (pooled) - Embargoed interviewed ahead of Counter Terrorism trial verdicts

17/12/25 - Spoke at Policy Exchange with media present

26/01/26 - BBC and Press Association (pooled) - Police Reform

27/01/26 - Manchester Evening News - Police Reform op-ed

29/01/26 - Receiving knighthood with media present

18/02/26 - BBC, Global Player, Hits Radio, MEN, The Sun - SOCG warrants across Greater Manchester 

28/02/23 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

20/06/23 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

05/12/23 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

24/09/25 - Granada (for BBC), MEN, Hits Radio (for Global), Ian Leonard (freelance for Mail), That's TV - Jay Conway sentence for attacking a police officer

12/12/25 - BBC Radio Manchester - Hotseat

16/12/23 - Manchester Evening News, BBC, The Sun, Press Association, Reuters and ITV - Alex Batty press conference 

07/04/24 - Manchester Evening News, The Guardian, The Times, Hits Radio, Global, BBC NorthWest - Neighbourhood Policing announcement

20/08/25 - BBC Radio Manchester - Operation Rimini in Stockport town centre

17/09/25 - ITV News - Operation Palos 

19/12/25 - Hits Radio and BBC Northwest - Winter of Action day in Manchester City Centre 

28/01/26 - Manchester Evening News - Op Vulcan

29/01/26 - ITV Granada - Winter of Action round up

08/10/25 - ITV News, Hits Radio and PA Media (pooled) - Heaton Park Synagogue attack investigative update

16/12/25 - PA, Reuters, Channel 4 News, The Guardian, Channel 5 News, GB News, iPaper, Daily Mail, Bolton News, ITV News, Manchester Evening News, Bauer Group, Global Radio Group, Sky News, BBC - Counter Terrorism trial embargoed interviews (Op Catogenic)

13/3/26: Op Catogenic sentence at Preston Crown Court - national media in attendance

15/12/23 - Alex Batty Press Conference

21/03/24 - Bury AVRO

23/01/25 - BBC, Manchester Evening News & Daily Mail - Manchester United v Rangers policing operation

22/05/25 - BBC North West, Hits Radio and Global - Just Stop Oil sentencing

04/10/25 - BBC North West and Manchester Evening News - Operation Protector (Conservatives Party Conference)/synagogue attack resources

16/10/25 - Manchester Evening News, Hits Radio and That's TV Manchester - TravelSafe LiveChat launch

20/11/25 - Hits and Global Radio - Pre-weekend Christmas markets policing operation

14/8/25: Op Dryer interviews with Martha Tripper (Hits), Constance Kampfner (Times) and Chris Chambers (Global), all carried out on Teams

09/04/25 - ITV Granada - Domestic Abuse

30/04/25 - Hits Radio, Oldham Times, BBC NorthWest - Op Sherwood warrants

15/05/25 - Manchester Evening News - DAPOs pilot 

03/06/25 - Channel 4 News - DAPOs pilot

26/06/25 - BBC Northwest - Non-recent CSE (Operation Luka in Manchester City Centre)

06/10/25 - Sky News - Interview for CSE long feature

13/11/25 - Channel 4 News - Minister visit for DAPO pilot

15/12/2025: Media interviews at Heaton Park Synagogue (MEN, Granada)

30/11/23 - BBC Radio Manchester - Equality and representation of communities

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