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Former Met Police chief demands Commissioner RESIGNS after denying 'institutional racism'

A former Met Police Superintendent suing the force over ‘racist and sexist abuse’ is calling for the Commissioner to resign following his refusal to use the term institutional racism despite damning Casey report

Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2023

‘Suspend all Met officers accused of violence against females now’ – Refuge

The chief executive of Refuge said there still appears to be a denial from the Metropolitan Police despite the findings of a damning report.

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: The Metropolitan Police’s failings have been laid bare — Londoners deserve better than this

Policing by consent — the Peelian principle of earning and maintaining the respect and approval of the public — lies at the cornerstone of British law enforcement. It is admired and copied around the world. But the Metropolitan Police has, according to an excoriating report by Louise Casey, lost it.

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023

London Police Institutionally Racist and Sexist, Major Review Finds

London's Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist and misogynistic and unable to police itself, an independent review said on Tuesday, heaping pressure on the Met's new chief to reform Britain's biggest police force. The review was commissioned by the then-head of the Met, Cressida Dick, in 2021 after a serving officer…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 21, 2023

London police institutionally racist and sexist, report finds

London's Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic and unable to police itself, an independent review said on Tuesday, heaping pressure on the Met's new chief to reform Britain's biggest police force.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2023

Doreen Lawrence: Last chance for Metropolitan Police to get it right

The mother of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence described Britain’s biggest force as ‘rotten to its core’.

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023

Mother of Stephen Lawrence says Met Police is ‘rotten to its core’

Doreen Lawrence said discrimination is ‘institutionalised‘ within Britain’s biggest police force

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

Casey report into the Met Police: The shocking cases of racism, sexism and homophobia

Report unveils shocking catalogue of racist, misogynist and homophobic behaviour and abuse across the force

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023

Met chief Mark Rowley says he is deeply sorry for police failings in excruciating interview

Baroness Louise Casey finds ‘culture of denial’ allows predators to flourish

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

Met Police report reaction LIVE: Britain’s biggest force faces ‘long road to recovery’, says Suella Braverman after Casey review

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said the Met police faces a “long road to recovery” following the publication of a damning report that found the force is institutionally sexist, racist and homophobic

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023