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A Labour MP has been slammed after accusing the media of poorly portraying known gang member Chris Kaba in the House of Commons today. Kim Johnson, Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside, argued that there has been a focus on “racist gang tropes” when reporting on the case. Kaba, 24, was shot through the front windscreen of an Audi Q8 in Streatham, south-east London, on September 5, 2022. Martyn Blake, 40, the police firearms officer who fatally shot the 24-year-old, was found not guilty on Monday after a trial at the Old Bailey. Yesterday, a judge ruled that details of Kaba’s criminal past could b…

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