A coroner who outraged Muslims and Jews with her policy of refusing to prioritise any death has been urged to follow the example of her neighbouring coroner, who has announced a weekend service to manage urgent cases.
The new service, organised by the senior coroner for Barnet, Brent, Enfield, Harrow and Haringey - Andrew Walker - is the first of its type in London.
It comes after his neighbouring coroner Mary Hassell, who covers inner North London, had to abandon a "cab rank" policy of dealing with deaths, which angered Jews and Muslims, after a court ruled it was discriminatory.
The policy will allow the coroner’s office covering those London councils to respond to urgent requests on Saturdays and Sundays between the hours of 10am to 12pm.
