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London murder rate falls to lowest in over a decade as Met Police chief hits out at ‘disinformation’

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said facts ‘speak for themselves’ with homicides dropping 36 per cent in just six years

Evening Standard

Met police hired black child rapist to boost diversity, report reveals - as full scale of police vetting scandal is exposed

Damning review reveals thousands of police officers and staff were not properly checked amid recruitment drive

Evening Standard

Two serial rapists among police officers not properly vetted

A report found 131 Metropolitan Police officers and staff who were not fully checked went on to commit crime or misconduct.

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Serial rapist David Carrick among Met Police officers not properly vetted before joining force

Carrick, who was given 37 life sentences for his crimes, was not properly vetted in 2017, with checks failing to reveal an allegation of domestic abuse against him

The Independent UK

Who is Reform's Laila Cunningham, and what would London look like with her as mayor?

Reform UK has named the Westminster councillor as its London mayoral candidate – but who is she, and what does she stand for?

Evening Standard

Laila Cunningham unveiled as Reform's candidate for London Mayor as she tells Sadiq Khan: 'Your time is up'

Reform’s London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham, a Westminster councillor who defected from the Tories, claimed the capital is not safe and called for Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley to be fired

Evening Standard

London’s shoplifting epidemic is revealed as thieves rob retailers of £16.7million a month

Frontline workers brace themselves for the annual rise in offending during the January sales

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Freemasons seek injunction to halt plans forcing Met officers to reveal their membership

An inquiry into 1987 axe murder of private detective Daniel Morgan recommended that Freemasonry membership should be declared

The Independent UK

Freemasons seek injunction against Met policy requiring officers to declare membership

Exclusive: Organisation accuses Sir Mark Rowley of religious discrimination and ‘whipping up conspiracy theories’

The Guardian - UK

Vow to arrest protesters over intifada chant decried as political repression

The Met Police and Greater Manchester Police have said demonstrators who use the slogan in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack will be detained.

Evening Standard

Met Police make arrests over 'intifada' chants at pro-Palestine march in central London

The force is taking more ‘assertive’ action against slogans and messages intimidating Jewish communities in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack

Evening Standard

Freemasons set to take legal action over Met Police membership declaration plan

A letter before action calls on the Met to suspend the decision to force officers to publicly declare membership, or face a judicial review.

The Independent UK

Freemasons versus the Met: Grand Lodge set to take legal action in bid to maintain police membership secrecy

A letter before action calls on the Met to suspend the decision to force officers to publicly declare membership, or face a judicial review

Evening Standard

'Flabbergasted' retail chiefs are furious after Met Police boss Mark Rowley called on them to 'step up and do better' in the fight against shoplifting

The head of a retail group blasted Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley after he called on the sector to "step up and do better" at tackling shoplifting.

Evening Standard

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Undercover police flood City of London shopping district in Christmas shoplifting crackdown

Retail crime - said to cost the capital of £16.7million a month - will spike during festive period

The Independent UK

Fury after Met Police chief says shops need to ‘step up’ to help tackle shoplifting

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said some stores needed to do more to help police tackle the issue

Evening Standard

Met chief calls on retailers to do more as staff accused of helping shoplifters

Sir Mark Rowley said there was evidence of store employees tipping off thieves about when it was safe to strike

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer should stand up to ‘unreliable ally’ Donald Trump, Ed Davey says

US President Donald Trump is being ‘anti-UK’, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said.

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The Independent UK

Trump talking ‘complete nonsense’ on violence in London, Met Police chief says

US president reignited feud with London mayor last month, making claims about crime in the capital

Evening Standard

Met Police chief hits back at Donald Trump’s ‘complete nonsense’ claims about London crime

Sir Mark Rowley angered by US President’s suggestion capital is so dangerous people are being ‘stabbed in the ass’

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Trump talks ‘complete nonsense’ about crime in London, says Met police commissioner – as it happened

Mark Rowley says capital is a safe city, and claims of no-go areas are ‘completely false’

The Guardian - UK

Met police face independent inquiry over fears 300 recruits not properly vetted

Home secretary to order special investigation amid fears inadequate checks during hiring spree may pose criminal risk

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan should be stripped of control of Met Police as public confidence in force plunges, says think tank

Only 45 per cent of Londoners think the Met is doing a good job in their local area

The Independent UK

Met police using facial recognition in fresh crackdown on e-bike phone snatchers

Metropolitan Police commissioner said rules around e-bikes are clear and ‘pretty tough’

Evening Standard

Met Police launch Christmas blitz on e-bike phone snatchers in London’s West End using facial recognition

Standard invited out on patrol with unit ‘taking the fight’ to criminals as Sir Mark Rowley turns to high-tech cameras to combat scourge

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