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Keir Starmer hails Margaret Thatcher as ‘right’ on crime as he launches Labour’s law and order plan

The Labour leader vowed his proposals would halve knife crime, reduce levels of violence against women and see more offenders prosecuted

Evening Standard

Man arrested over two counts of attempted murder over ‘linked’ mosque fires in London and Birmingham

A man has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder after detectives linked two incidents where men were set alight in Birmingham and London, the Metropolitan Police said.

Evening Standard

Met Police chief told to honour Stephen Lawrence and accept force is 'institutionally racist'

Baroness Louise Casey's damning report found 'institutional racism, sexism and homophobia' in the Metropolitan Police - but Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley rejected the 'ambiguous' term

Daily Mirror

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MPs warn expanding stop and search risks more damage to police-public relations

MPs cited Baroness Casey’s damning review of the Metropolitan Police, which warned that stop and search is reducing the force’s legitimacy.

The Independent UK

Son of pensioner set alight pleaded for help saying ‘my dad is on fire’

The victim is in stable condition in hospital but with severe burns to his face and hands and is unable to open his eyes.

The Independent UK

Met police: Casey review shows how 'warrior culture' drives policing in the UK

The landmark Casey review has found the Metropolitan Police institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. This language – “institutionally” – means that these are not problems isolated to a few bad apples, like David Carrick or Wayne Couzens.

The Conversation

‘We have momentum to reform the Met’, Rowley vows

The head of the Metropolitan Police was questioned after the findings of the Casey review were published.

The Independent UK

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Keir Starmer slams burglary charge rates as crime 'out of control' under Tories

The clash comes after Baroness Casey's damning review into the Metropolitan Police said the force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic

Daily Mirror

OPINION - It was once inconceivable, but now breaking up the Met could really happen

Will the Casey Review — the result of a 12-month examination of the Metropolitan Police by Baroness Casey — actually change the Met? There are signs that it won’t.

Evening Standard

CCTV captures ‘horrific’ attack on Muslim man set on fire as he walked home from mosque

Victim suffered facial burns when jacket set alight in in Edgbaston, Birmingham, as police investigate potential connection with similar incident in London

The Independent UK

Timeline of lockdown gatherings and what Boris Johnson told MPs

Further allegations about Boris Johnson’s time in office continue to emerge

The Independent UK

Police Scotland 'not in the same area as Met' over handling of misconduct claims

David Kennedy, general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, said the way policing is done in Scotland is different to the rest of the UK.

Daily Record

Police Scotland ‘not in same area’ to Met over misconduct handling

David Kennedy insisted Police Scotland had a ‘vigorous’ way of dealing with any officer who falls foul of behaviour expected of them.

The Independent UK

'Unacceptable behaviour' of officers to be 'rooted out' says Chief Constable

Serena Kennedy statement comes as Baroness Casey’s review of the Metropolitan Police found the force was institutionally racist, misogynistic, homophobic and sexist

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The Independent UK

Muslim group criticises ‘unchecked racism’ found by Casey review of Met Police

The report describes Britain’s largest police force as institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic.

Evening Standard

Labour vow specialist rape units and training to tackle ‘toxic’ police culture

Specialist sexual assault units would be set up in every police force and domestic violence experts put in all 999 call centres under Labour proposals announced on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman backs Met Police chief as she rejects ‘institutional racism’ label

Home secretary previously accused police of ‘spending too much time on symbolic gestures’ on diversity

The Independent UK

‘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.

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Evening Standard

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.

Daily Mirror

Female Met Police officer 'sexually mocked eating banana' and saw revenge porn shared

Former Met Police officer Alice Vinten claims she experienced sexism throughout her 11-year career and even saw male colleagues sharing revenge porn of their girlfriends

The Independent UK

Predatory officers are problem nationwide not just Metropolitan Police, ex home secretary Priti Patel warns

Former home secretary says damning Casey report should be a moment for all police forces to ‘get their house in order’

The Independent UK

Relatives of murder victims lead calls for change at ‘rotten’ Met Police

Baroness Doreen Lawrence, whose son Stephen was murdered by racists in 1993, said the force, Britain’s largest, is “rotten to the core”.

Evening Standard

Women’s Equality Party plasters London with posters mocking Met Police

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Evening Standard

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’.

The Independent UK

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

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

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