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Britain's police watchdog is considering removing the police from the investigation into the death of Ian Tomlinson during last week's G20 protests and carrying out its own inquiry, the Guardian has learned.
Earlier this week, the Independent Police Complaints Commission appointed the City of London force to investigate the incident, despite its officers having been involved in policing the protest. The IPCC could have decided to use its own independent investigators.
Video obtained by the Guardian of the minutes before Tomlinson's death clearly shows officers from the City of London force standing near the officer who attacked the newspaper seller. That officer is believed to be from the Metropolitan force.
The IPCC is expected to make a fresh announcement today about the investigation.