The Latest Breaking News from Mark Rowley

Met police chief: it’s crazy I can’t sack ‘toxic’ officers who broke the law

Mark Rowley admits vetting procedures inadequate and says other bodies reinstated officers sacked by force

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023

Police officers resorting to food banks, warns Scotland Yard chief

Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said he is concerned about the impact of the squeeze on police pay.

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

The Standard View: Justify council tax rises by results

The news that Londoners didn’t want to hear is that council tax is set to go up even more than we expected. That’s right: along with the increases in fuel and food bills, the amount of council tax going to City Hall is set for a hefty increase, by up…

Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2023

More than 150 Met officers investigated over sexual misconduct or racism

Exclusive: Figure of officers restricted from public-facing roles has doubled as force faces deep-rooted problems

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2023

Met steps up patrols as robbers target schoolchildren returning after Christmas break

Force says in some hotspots criminals are targeting schoolchildren for phones and branded clothes

Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2023

Sadiq Khan jokes he'd beat Boris Johnson in a boxing match - 'I could have him!'

The London mayor said Boris Johnson 'used to have a future' and 'I could have him' as he visited a boxing gym in the capital with the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley

Daily Mirror · Jan 6, 2023

Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley insists London is ‘fantastically safe’ city

The head of Britain’s biggest police force said the capital is a place to ‘live, work and enjoy yourself’ as he visited a boxing gym in Ilford

Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2023

Met Police chief says London is ‘fantastically safe’ city

The head of Britain’s biggest police force said the capital is a place to ‘live, work and enjoy yourself’ as he visited a boxing gym in Ilford.

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023

The Standard View: This strike may mean we give up on rail

THERE is often a slow start to the New Year, but 2023 has kicked off with an eerie quietness in much of the city which is entirely attributable to the train strikes. All over the commuter belt and parts of outer London — anywhere where getting to work means getting…

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023

Met chief Sir Mark Rowley targets 1,000 worst sex predators in London

The Met Commissioner said he wanted to use the ‘best science available’ to identify and then pursue the men to achieve the ‘proactive protection of women and children’

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023