Gambling Commission alleges five more officers placed election timing bets
The Gambling Commission has sent information on five more Metropolitan Police officers to the force over the election betting scandal. They are alleged to have placed bets relating to the timing of the general election. One officer, who was a member of the prime minister’s protection detail, was placed on restricted duties last week. The […]
Conservative London Mayor hopeful Daniel Korski says he’d build over tube and railways to solve housing crisis
Do you trust and feel safe with the Met Police?
Public trust with the Met Police is said to be at an all time low. With the Casey Report finding institutional racism and misogyny within the force, how do the public feel? Alicia Fitzgerald went to Walworth in South East London to ask whether people trusted and felt safe with the police.
Four out of five investigations into police misconduct need to be reassessed, says Met Comissioner Mark Rowley
In an open letter published late on Wednesday night, Mark Rowley said four in five original inquiries did not result in the correct action and should be reassessed. It follows a series of damaging scandals for the Met, including the murder of Sarah Everard by Met Police officer Wayne Couzens and the jailing of rapist, […]
Met commissioner has government’s ‘full support’ to reform force after damning report
Transport secretary Mark Harper has backed the Met Commissioner after a damning 363-page report into the police force found it is institutionally racist, sexist, and homophobic. A review by Baroness Louise Casey, who spent a year investigating the Met Police in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard by Couzens, said Britain’s largest force […]
Scotland Yard detectives interviewing ‘partygate’ witnesses
Detectives from Scotland Yard are interviewing key witnesses in the investigation into alleged lockdown-breaching gatherings in Downing Street and Whitehall. Over 100 questionnaires had been forwarded the those suspected of attendance at the gatherings. Operation Hillman is currently examining twelve gatherings on eight dates – some of which the PM is understood to have attended. […]
Partygate probe will be ‘unaffected’ by Met Chief resignation, says minister
A transport minister has said the criminal investigation into twelve allegations of lockdown-defying gatherings across Downing Street and Whitehall following Dame Cressida Dick’s announcement of her resignation as chief commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Robert Courts, the MP for Witney, stressed in an interview with Sky News this morning: “The police are very used to […]
Speaker reminds MPs: ‘our words have consequences’
Following “abuse” towards Keir Starmer outside parliament last night, the Speaker of the House, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, made a statement, which reminded MPs that their “words have consequences”. This follows “reports that some abuse was directed towards the leader of the opposition related to claims made by the prime minister”. Hoyle repeated his previous remarks, […]
Minister on Met Police investigation: ‘Standards must be raised’
Minister of state, Kit Malthouse, made a statement to the House of Commons following an investigation into “bullying and misogyny in Charing Cross Police Station”. Malthouse told the House: “Misogynistic, racist and homophobic behaviour became commonplace between officers”. The Conservative MP said that he hoped that the investigations taking place, including one by the Home […]
Starmer labels Johnson the ‘real Captain Hindsight’
Boris Johnson defied calls to resign during a testy exchange with Keir Starmer in prime minister’s questions today. When asked by the leader of the opposition whether he would follow the ministerial code that “ministers who knowingly mislead parliament should be expected to offer their resignation”, Johnson replied, “of course”. The prime minister pointed out that […]
