Family of man involved in Manchester Airport incident issue ‘plea for calm’

The family of a man who was kicked and stamped on during an arrest at Manchester Airport have issued a “plea for calm” and urged people not to take part in any further protests, their MP has said.

Paul Waugh, the newly elected Labour MP for Rochdale, shared a statement written by the family urging people to give those involved “time to heal” and for “due process to take its course”.

It comes after nights of protests in Rochdale and Manchester city centre following the video, shared...