Crawley College incident: Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner says staff and students acted ‘tremendously’

Deputy Labour Party leader Angela Rayner has paid tribute to the ‘tremendous’ actions of staff and students during a major incident at Crawley College.
By Sam Dixon-French
Published 27th Apr 2021, 13:11 BST
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Speaking to this newspaper during a visit to Crawley today, April 27, The Shadow First Secretary of State said it was a ‘scary’ situation after armed police swooped on the college.

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Ms Rayner added: “By all accounts the staff acted tremendously and the students did [too].

Armed police at the scene at Crawley College on MondayArmed police at the scene at Crawley College on Monday
Armed police at the scene at Crawley College on Monday
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“It’s really scary when something like that happens especially on your doorstep.”

The response to the incident was ‘robust’, the deputy leader said.

She added: “The police are here, there’s a big strong presence now.

“[It was] very very lucky nobody was seriously injured.”