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UK prime minister under pressure to sack home secretary after Times piece criticising Met police provokes fierce backlash
‘Drugs, guns, girls and workers’ are areas where digital assets are increasingly being used
Communal tensions are on the rise in the wake of escalating bloodshed in Israel and Gaza
Officers considering push for greater workers’ rights as union blames ‘breakdown’ in relations with ministers
Leicestershire and Thames Valley confirm they turned down calls to help cover depleted resources in the capital
Force chief Sir Mark Rowley grapples with distrust from capital’s rank-and-file officers as well as public
Also in this newsletter, controversy after Chris Kaba shooting investigation has provoked questionable responses from Scotland Yard and Home Office
Military will step in to support Met Police as firearms officers protest against colleague being charged over killing of Chris Kaba
Death of unarmed black Londoner last year sparked protests, contributing to falling confidence in UK’s largest force
Sweeping probe is an attempt to weed out those guilty of misconduct or crimes and restore trust in UK capital’s force
Rishi Sunak’s comments come after arrest of parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying for Beijing
Scotland Yard shelves investigation into alleged payments by Saudi businessman to Prince’s Foundation
Trio who were reportedly detained on suspicion of spying for Russia are charged with possession of fake identity documents
Police and relatives of murdered private detective reach settlement more than three decades after unsolved crime
Metropolitan Police say they have not found evidence of any criminal offence
Met says not yet launched investigation over whether presenter paid teenager for sexually explicit photographs
Investigation into possible breaches of Covid-19 restrictions revived after ‘assessment of new evidence’
London’s Met Police apologises for another failure in bungled racist murder investigation 30 years ago
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was in his office at time of incident
Former PM denies wrongdoing after Cabinet Office sends information to the authorities
Also in this newsletter, next steps for the Public Order Act and reigniting calls for police reform
Sadiq Khan calls for ‘assurance’ that lessons have been learnt after protest suppression stokes liberty fears
Police apologise hours after Sunak backed their security operation for Saturday’s procession
Police arrested 52 people including republican protesters and council volunteers after warning against disruption
When trust is ebbing away, action must follow
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