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    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      UK
      UK police arrest man after car crashes into gates of Downing Street

      Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was in his office at time of incident

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Boris Johnson
      Johnson referred to police over further potential Covid breaches

      Former PM denies wrongdoing after Cabinet Office sends information to the authorities

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Khan calls for urgent review after Met ‘regret’ over anti-monarchy arrests

      Also in this newsletter, next steps for the Public Order Act and reigniting calls for police reform

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      London mayor demands review of Met police coronation arrests

      Sadiq Khan calls for ‘assurance’ that lessons have been learnt after protest suppression stokes liberty fears

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      King Charles III
      Met ‘regrets’ arresting anti-monarchy protesters during coronation

      Police apologise hours after Sunak backed their security operation for Saturday’s procession

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      UK society
      Coronation day arrests prompt fears for UK civil liberties

      Police arrested 52 people including republican protesters and council volunteers after warning against disruption

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Nuala O'Loan
      The Met could learn from Northern Ireland’s police reforms

      When trust is ebbing away, action must follow

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      There are glimmers of hope for reform after the exposure of rotten Met culture

      The successful transformation of Northern Ireland’s police service demonstrates that London can expect better from its disgraced force

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      A last chance for the Metropolitan Police

      Scathing report finds the force is letting down Londoners and its own staff

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Met chief says London should see ‘month by month’ progress on policing

      Rowley pledges change after Casey review lays bare force’s institutional failings

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      London police force should be overhauled or broken up, says review

      Damning report finds Met to be ‘institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic’

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Metropolitan Police: it’s now or never

      Louise Casey’s findings of institutional racism, homophobia and sexism are unsurprising. But this time, there is strong political consensus on reform

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      UK crime
      Former Met police officer jailed for minimum of 30 years over series of rapes

      David Carrick raped and sexually abused 12 women over the course of 17 years

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      News in-depthUK police
      UK police face calls for better oversight after Met serial rapist case

      Shocking details of officer ‘hiding in plain sight’ have undermined public confidence in policing

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Harriet Johnson
      The Met has a culture of misogyny — to fix this, police must first admit it

      Case of David Carrick reveals a force which is rotten, but in denial about the scale of its problems

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      UK police
      Police in England face tougher vetting after serial rapist found in ranks

      Home Office moves to strengthen checks on officers in the wake of Met Police scandal

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Braverman urged to shake up oversight of police after rape case

      Shocking revelations over serial rapist evading sanctions while in an elite unit

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      London police officer admits series of rapes and other sex crimes

      Metropolitan Police missed ‘numerous opportunities’ to remove David Carrick, who has pleaded guilty to 49 offences

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      UK to tighten anti-protest measures, despite criticism from rights groups

      Legal definition of ‘serious disruption’ to be broadened, allowing police to act earlier against demonstrations

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Camilla Cavendish
      Sinister curbs on the freedom to protest are wrong

      Some activists are playing straight into the hands of a British government bent on introducing draconian new laws

    • Monday, 17 October, 2022
      Met chief calls for ‘radical overhaul’ of police force after damning review

      Rowley admits hundreds of officers should have been sacked after report finds wrongdoers escaping justice

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      London’s largest policing operation prepares for Queen’s funeral

      About 1mn people are expected in the UK capital on Monday, including foreign leaders and dignitaries

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      UK police
      Police watchdog to probe role of race in shooting of Chris Kaba

      Death of unarmed 24-year-old has reignited concerns of racism in London’s Met Police

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      London’s Met Police suspends officer over shooting of unarmed black man

      Force takes action after public outcry to the death of Chris Kaba, as family criticise lack of urgency

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      News in-depth
      Can London’s new Met Police chief fix the force’s problems?

      Sir Mark Rowley will be under intense pressure to stamp out a toxic culture and restore public trust

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