Solicitor and would-be politician Akhmed Yakoob told reporters that a family who claim police assaulted them at Manchester Airport approached him for help.Dubbed the "TikTok lawyer", Mr Yakoob won a significant vote share at this year's West Midlands mayoral election as he finished in third position on a pro-Gaza ticket.The Birmingham-based lawyer said he took a call for assistance from the family at the centre of the incident.

Solicitor and would-be politician Akhmed Yakoob told reporters that a family who claim police assaulted them at Manchester Airport approached him for help.Dubbed the "TikTok lawyer", Mr Yakoob won a significant vote share at this year's West Midlands mayoral election as he finished in third position on a pro-Gaza ticket.The Birmingham-based lawyer said he took a call for assistance from the family at the centre of the incident.