Police chiefs failed to tackle racism due to lack of leadership, watchdog finds Review finds no ‘meaningful impact’ five years after race action plan launched, amid calls for government to step in The Guardian - UK · Apr 1
Black police officers would be ‘silenced’ by new rules, UK association claims Exclusive: Guidance says members of staff group ‘must not engage in activities that could be construed to be political’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025
Met investigates racist graffiti found in staff area at its own police station Exclusive: Graffiti discovered in area accessible to officers and other staff at Charing Cross police station in late August The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025
Head of Met Black Police Association faces hearing over ‘racist’ messages Insp Charles Ehikioya accused of sending and receiving ‘misogynistic, racist and violent’ WhatsApps The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
Met Police under fire for ‘racist’ emoji on social media photo This criticism follows concern regarding police investigations into Black and Asian people’s use of online images across social media The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024
Report hits out at ‘glacial’ progress in plan to stamp out police racism The president of the National Black Police Association slammed the lack of progress and said change needs to be forced on policing The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2024
Black Met officers urged by colleagues to donate to fund for sacked PCs Exclusive: Black officers complain of collection for men who lied about the stop and search of black athletes The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
30 years after Stephen Lawrence’s murder, my job as a Black police officer has never been so difficult Successive promises of change on institutional racism have had few results – but I still believe we can create a diverse workplace, says Ruth Honegan, general secretary of the National Black Police Association The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023