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Articles tagged with: Metropolitan Police
Labour MPs Claim Met Chief Accepted Institutional Racism In Met Before Government 'Pressure'
Home affairs
Labour MPs Claim Met Chief Accepted Institutional Racism In Met Before Government "Pressure"
Exclusive: Two Labour MPs claim that Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has backtracked on his previous acceptance the force has a problem with institutional racism because of government "pressure".
Rishi Sunak Says There Is 'No Need' For National Vetting System In Police Recruitment
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Says There Is "No Need" For National Vetting System In Police Recruitment
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said there is “no need” to back the Labour Party’s proposal of a national vetting system for police services across the UK, after a report has found deep rooted issues with misogyny, racism and homophobia in the Metropolitan Police.
Suella Braverman Trusts Met Police To Address 'Serious Failures' On Racism, Misogyny And Homophobia
Home affairs
Suella Braverman Trusts Met Police To Address "Serious Failures" On Racism, Misogyny And Homophobia
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said she trusts the Met Police to tackle "serious failures" of leadership after a damning review by Dame Louise Casey identified a culture of racism, misogyny and homophobia in the force.
Top Stories: Misogyny And Racism Identified In Met Police, RMT Members Accept Network Rail Pay Offer
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Top Stories: Misogyny And Racism Identified In Met Police, RMT Members Accept Network Rail Pay Offer
The Metropolitan Police has been identified as racist, misogynistic and homophobic in a damning report published on Tuesday by Baroness Louise Casey, who was commissioned by the Met to investigate the force's culture and standards.
Top Stories: Boris Johnson To Publish Defence Ahead Of Partygate Probe, Met Police Could Be Broken Up
Political parties
Top Stories: Boris Johnson To Publish Defence Ahead Of Partygate Probe, Met Police Could Be Broken Up
Boris Johnson’s lawyers will publish a dossier of evidence on Monday to argue he did not knowingly mislead Parliament over ‘partygate’, ahead of Wednesday’s privileges committee, which will question him on the matter.
Committee Corner – Home Affairs Committee chair Diana Johnson on her in-tray
Home affairs
By Diana Johnson MP
Committee Corner – Home Affairs Committee chair Diana Johnson on her in-tray
Amid a cost of living crisis and stretched public services, the next 12 months will be busy for Parliament’s select committees. Labour chairs set out their priorities – now, Diana Johnson.
MP Says Suspending Officer Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Black Man Would Signal Change In Police
Home affairs
MP Says Suspending Officer Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Black Man Would Signal Change In Police
MPs challenged the new chief of the Metropolitan Police to signal a willingness to improve relations with London’s black community under his leadership by suspending the officer who fatally shot unarmed man Chris Kaba last Monday.
Child Q was not a one-off – the Met Police strip-searched 650 children in just two years
Home affairs
By Dame Rachel de Souza
Child Q was not a one-off – the Met Police strip-searched 650 children in just two years
I was appalled and shocked to read the Serious Case Review relating to Child Q, which found the system designed to protect and support her had seriously failed.
What Does It Mean That The Met Police Have Been Placed In ‘Special Measures’?
Home affairs
What Does It Mean That The Met Police Have Been Placed In ‘Special Measures’?
The police watchdog Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has announced they will place Britain’s largest police force – the Metropolitan Police – into special measures following a string of high-profile incidents and “systemic” failings.
Baroness Lawrence: 'We have to keep fighting for our place in society and we shouldn’t have to'
Parliament
By Noa Hoffman
Baroness Lawrence: "We have to keep fighting for our place in society and we shouldn’t have to"
It is almost 30 years since Baroness Lawrence’s son Stephen was murdered in a racially-motivated attack. She speaks to Noa Hoffman about the Metropolitan Police, the importance of education in promoting anti-racism and her hopes for the future
Met Police Begin Issuing Fines For 'BYOB' Downing Street Lockdown Party
Political parties
Met Police Begin Issuing Fines For "BYOB" Downing Street Lockdown Party
The Metropolitan Police have begun issuing fixed penalty notices for a "BYOB" lockdown party in the Number 10 garden, which Boris Johnson attended.
Tentative Tories 'Hope People Forgive And Forget' After PM and Chancellor Receive “Partygate” Police Fines
Political parties
Tentative Tories "Hope People Forgive And Forget" After PM and Chancellor Receive “Partygate” Police Fines
Tory MPs are hoping to ride out any negative reaction to the news that Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have been issued police fines over breaches of Covid-19 regulations.
Trade Secretary Says Downing Street Staff With Partygate Fines Have Broken The Law
Political parties
Trade Secretary Says Downing Street Staff With Partygate Fines Have Broken The Law
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has conceded that Downing Street staff who receive a fixed penalty notice for breaching lockdown rules broke the law after a day of mixed messages from Number 10 on the matter.
The new Met Commissioner must be brutally honest about the challenges facing the force
Home affairs
By Caroline Pidgeon
The new Met Commissioner must be brutally honest about the challenges facing the force
The new commissioner needs to be mindful that the first job of the Met is to protect the public, not its own reputation.
Boris Johnson Loyalists Are Still Confident The Prime Minister Can Survive A Fixed Penalty Notice Over Parties
Political parties
Boris Johnson Loyalists Are Still Confident The Prime Minister Can Survive A Fixed Penalty Notice Over Parties
Allies of the Prime Minister say they are increasingly confident that he will survive the partygate scandal and win over Tories who have been wavering over his leadership, regardless of whether he is issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice by police.
Cressida Dick Has Resigned As Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Home affairs
Cressida Dick Has Resigned As Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Dame Cressida Dick has resigned as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police after five years in the role.
Met Police Asks Sue Gray To Make “Minimal Reference” To Investigation In Report
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Met Police Asks Sue Gray To Make “Minimal Reference” To Investigation In Report
The Metropolitan Police has stated it has asked senior civil servant Sue Gray to make “minimal reference” to events investigated by the force in her report into lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street.
Boris Johnson Allies Insist 'Dial Hasn't Shifted' On His Leadership Despite Police Party Inquiry
Home affairs
Boris Johnson Allies Insist "Dial Hasn't Shifted" On His Leadership Despite Police Party Inquiry
Senior Conservative MPs seem to have thrown Boris Johnson a lifeline, and have not mobilised to oust him as Prime Minister, despite backbench fury over this morning's launch of a police investigation into Downing Street parties during lockdown.
Will 2022 be a year of reckoning or reset for the Metropolitan Police?
Home affairs
By Laura Hutchinson, Head of UK Political Intelligence
Will 2022 be a year of reckoning or reset for the Metropolitan Police?
Many police forces in England and Wales would have been glad to see the back of 2021, a year of changing Covid restrictions and bad press. None more so than the Metropolitan Police which, according to its commissioner, experienced some of the “most dreadful events” in its 190-year history.
Met Says It May Look Again At Downing Street Parties – But Only If Inquiry Uncovers New Evidence
Coronavirus
Met Says It May Look Again At Downing Street Parties – But Only If Inquiry Uncovers New Evidence
The Metropolitan police has suggested it may look again at investigating the parties that allegedly took place in Downing Street last Christmas – but only if the Cabinet Office inquiry turns up new evidence and provides it to them.
Staff Call For Anonymous Tip-Off System After Drugs In Parliament Allegations
Home affairs
Staff Call For Anonymous Tip-Off System After Drugs In Parliament Allegations
Parliamentary staff have criticised the lack of a confidential system to report MPs or colleagues who may be taking drugs on the estate.
Met Police Officers 'Did Not Act Inappropriately” At Sarah Everard Vigil, Report Finds
Home affairs
Met Police Officers "Did Not Act Inappropriately” At Sarah Everard Vigil, Report Finds
A report into policing at a vigil for Sarah Everard, which has been criticised as disproportionate, found officers "did not act inappropriately or in a heavy-handed manner".
Sarah Everard Vigil Organiser Says Government Dealt Police A “Difficult Hand” With “Unclear” Protest Rules
Home affairs
Sarah Everard Vigil Organiser Says Government Dealt Police A “Difficult Hand” With “Unclear” Protest Rules
The government is “at fault” over violent scenes at a Sarah Everard vigil event earlier this month as they didn’t provide police with “proper guidance to work from” on coronavirus restrictions, an organiser has claimed.
47% Say Cressida Dick Should Not Resign Over Police Handling Of Sarah Everard Vigil
Coronavirus
47% Say Cressida Dick Should Not Resign Over Police Handling Of Sarah Everard Vigil
A new poll has found overwhelming support for Cressida Dick to continue as Met police commissioner despite police handling of Saturday's Sarah Everard vigil – double the number of those who said she should resign.