Met police’s culture makes racial harm ‘inevitable’, internal review finds

The report fond that force and coercive tactics are more likely to be used against black people than white people. Photograph: John Patrick Fletcher/Action Plus/Shutterstock

The “racial harm” the Metropolitan police inflicts on black people is “institutionally defended”, with its leadership and culture protecting the force from real change, an internal review has found.

The report by Dr Shereen Daniels, published on Friday, draws on internal documents and evidence, with the Met responding by accepting long-standing evidence of racism and discrimination within Britain’s biggest force.