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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

Met chief attacks Home Office for not letting him sack bad police

Mark Rowley
Mark Rowley also appeared to reprove the home secretary for telling police to increase the use of stop and search powers. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Media

The head of Britain’s biggest police force has said he is frustrated with the Home Office for its slow progress at reviewing “perverse” rules that prevent him from being able to sack his own officers.

Mark Rowley, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police, which has some UK-wide responsibilities, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he had expected results from the review in May but was yet to see them.

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