The Latest Breaking News from Leroy Logan

Met chief says ‘toxicity’ around DEI will not stop him recruiting more black and Asian officers

Sir Mark Rowley says inclusivity is crucial for the force and he refuses to be ‘blown off course’ by critics

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12

What is the future for Notting Hill Carnival? Inside the battle for survival for Europe’s biggest street party

World-famous street party finds itself at a crossroads as it battles rising costs and safety fears as it celebrates its 60th anniversary

Evening Standard · Aug 26

Revealed: More than 700 children as young as 10 caught with knives and firearms in London schools

As 371 safer schools officers withdrawn across capital, Ben Kinsella Trust says young people may be ‘put at risk to save money’

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025

Boy rammed off bike by London police still suffers nightmares, says counsellor

Thirteen-year-old black boy carrying blue-and-white water pistol was confronted by armed officers who pointed guns at him in July

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023

Met police firearms officers are right to pick up their guns and return to work. They can’t have prestige without risks

The protest over the charging of a marksman in the Chris Kaba case was damaging to British policing, says writer and former senior police officer Leroy Logan

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

Met crackdown on rogue cops will NOT focus on officers accused of racism

The Metropolitan police will not be looking at racism in its plans to root out rogue officers despite the Casey report labelling the force institutionally racist

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023

OPINION - As a former policeman, this Public Order Bill spells trouble

I am no stranger to the realities of racism within the police force – I served in it for thirty years. So, although disappointed, I wasn’t surprised to see the latest stats showing that Black people are six times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people. Stops…

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023

We can stop the police brutality that killed Dalian Atkinson, but let’s first admit there is a problem

The debate over this case has been delayed but must happen, says former Metropolitan police officer Leroy Logan

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Mark Rowley’s Met Police will offer ‘more of the same’ on race, campaigners fear

New Met Commissioner ‘has never shown himself as being out to understand racism’, former police superintendent says.

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Next Met commissioner ‘must learn from history and acknowledge force’s failures’

Leroy Logan has tipped Neil Basu for the top job, saying his ‘cultural competence’ may put him ‘head and shoulders’ above other candidates.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022