Caroline Lucas calls for justice for Ian Tomlinson  

Caroline Lucas, Green Party leader and MP for Brighton Pavilion, has tabled an Early Day Motion to express her disquiet at how the death and inquiry of Ian Tomlinson was handled.Lucas has called on City of London coroner Professor Paul Matthews to step aside because of his decision to appoint Dr Freddy Patel to conduct the post mortem examination.Lucas said: "Ian Tomlinson's family has already suffered for 16 months and public confidence in the police and the investigation processes has been severely affected by this case. It is therefore crucial that an early date is set for the Inquest and to remove serious questions about conflict of interest, the coroner should step aside."Lucas also called upon the Home Secretary, Theresa May, to appoint a judge to oversee a "prompt and effective" inquest into the "far-ranging issues" raised by the case, and that the Tomlinson...