The fallout from Operation Hotton, the Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation into behaviour at Charing Cross police station, is far from over.
Today, the mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence criticised the Met for paying only lip service to victims of its alleged culture of racism, misogyny, bullying and homophobia, suggesting the force has “no intention” of changing. The fear, expressed by Baroness Doreen Lawrence, is keenly felt: that the latest crisis to hit Scotland Yard will lead to apologies but no firm action taken.
