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90,000 Back Good Law Project Inquiry After Arday Execution

8/18/2026

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30,000 gathered in Trafalgar Square to mourn Jason Arday, with MPs Abbott and Corbyn attending.
Simon Woolley said Arday was executed and called 249 media articles a vicious campaign.
More than 90,000 signed a Good Law Project petition calling for an inquiry.
A GoFundMe raised £170,000 for the family.
Downing Street and Cambridge’s chancellor declined comment on a Burnham inquiry, condemned a “racist feeding frenzy” and urged a plagiarism probe.

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30,000 gathered in Trafalgar Square to mourn Jason Arday, with MPs Abbott and Corbyn attending.
Simon Woolley said Arday was executed and called 249 media articles a vicious campaign.
More than 90,000 signed a Good Law Project petition calling for an inquiry.
A GoFundMe raised £170,000 for the family.
Downing Street and Cambridge’s chancellor declined comment on a Burnham inquiry, condemned a “racist feeding frenzy” and urged a plagiarism probe.