Force insists it was correct to sack decorated black female officer who was sent unsolicited child abuse videoThe Metropolitan police want go to the Read More
Aug 03, 2021
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Jul 27, 2021
The Guardian view on a crime blitz: Boris Johnson won’t make you feel safer | Editorial
Many voters think the government handles crime badly. Unworkable but tough-sounding punishments won’t change their minds.Boris Johnson was a Read More
Jul 01, 2021
Sarah Everard vigil report further damages trust in Met chief, say activists
Reclaim These Streets says Cressida Dick ‘has led an organisation that has disregarded women’s rights’The group that initially organised the London Read More
Jun 28, 2021
UN calls for end of ‘impunity’ for police violence against black people
Report launched in aftermath of George Floyd murder cites example of 2018 death of Kevin Clarke in UKA UN report that analysed racial justice in the Read More
Jun 25, 2021
Woman arrested at Sarah Everard vigil to start legal challenge against Met
Patsy Stevenson is preparing to initiate legal proceedings unless Met withdraw fixed penalty noticeA woman who was arrested at a London vigil for Read More
Jun 25, 2021
Woman arrested at Sarah Everard vigil to start legal challenge against Met
Patsy Stevenson is preparing to initiate legal proceedings unless Met withdraw fixed penalty noticeA woman who was arrested at a London vigil for Read More
Jun 10, 2021
Stop and search: how community groups can help build trust in policing | Letter
Stephen Bourne says the majority of interactions between the police and public are handled professionally, but mistrust in some communities could be Read More
May 12, 2021
Police hunt man who tried to frame person for Westminster terror attack
Gerald Banyard found guilty of perverting course of justice over attack by Khalid Masood in 2017A police hunt is under way for a man who “looked to Read More
Apr 20, 2021
Police spy’s bosses knew activist was being duped into sexual relationship, court told
Legal case against Metropolitan police claims managers allowed undercover officer to continue deceptionAn environmental activist who was deceived into Read More
Apr 08, 2021
Ex-police reveal bribes and threats used to cover up corruption in 70s London
BBC documentary to examine incidents that led to setting up of unit on which Line of Duty’s AC-12 is basedOne of London’s most senior police officers, Read More
Mar 30, 2021
If we’re urging girls to report rape in schools, we need to fix the legal system | Joan Smith
Rape and serious sexual assault are the only crimes where victims, not the likely perpetrators, are treated with suspicionSuddenly everyone is talking Read More
Mar 15, 2021
Priti Patel spoke to Met chief before Sarah Everard vigil broken up
Home secretary agrees vigil was ‘hijacked’ by protesters and that undermining police would fail victimsPriti Patel has told the Commons she had had Read More