Met Police ‘inadequate’ at managing risk of sex offenders Politics The Met Police is not managing the risks posed by registered sex offenders and online child abusers “effectively”, a report from the police inspectorate has found. It also found the force’s crime investigations also suffer from “inconsistent decision-making” and arguments, with inexperienced officers trying to manage more than 25 crimes at once. His Majesty’s Inspectorate [...]
UK riots: Sadiq Khan warns violent disorder ‘will not be tolerated’ in London Politics Sadiq Khan has warned would-be rioters that “violence and disorder on the streets of London will not be tolerated” as he issued a call for calm.
At least seven Met Police officers caught up in election gambling investigation Politics At least seven Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated over bets on the timing of the General Election.
‘Labour Party member’ arrested as police probe honeytrap plot June 26, 2024 A man understood to be a member of the Labour Party has been arrested as part of a police probe into a sexting scam that targeted political figures.
Election 2024: Labour suspends candidate after Gambling Commission probe June 25, 2024 A Labour candidate has been suspended by the party after the Gambling Commission launched an investigation into him.
The Notebook: The Orwellian use of facial recognition June 10, 2024 Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, takes the pen to talk about the increasing use of CCTV surveillance, wasteful policing in Croydon and a weirdly wonderful production of Cabaret Dystopian nightmares in Orwell’s 1984 now look eerily prophetic This weekend marked 75 years since [...]
The Notebook: Facial recognition CCTV is Orwellian. But it also doesn’t work May 13, 2024 Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, takes the pen to talk CCTV surveillance, bank spying powers, and the power of dog adoption.
Sadiq Khan’s London is like a dystopian Hollywood film May 1, 2024 Londoners are living through a real-time horror story where criminals act with impunity, the police are powerless and taxpayers foot the bill. The responsibility lies with Sadiq Khan – tomorrow, don’t vote for a sequel, urges Oni Oviri London Has Fallen. But instead of a popular action thriller we are watching a real time political [...]
Pro-Palestine march to take place in London April 27, 2024 A pro-Palestine march which organisers claim could attract “hundreds of thousands” of protesters is to take place in London on Saturday, as police said the risk of disorder is not high enough to seek a ban.
‘Asleep at the wheel’: James Cleverly slams Khan’s mayoral record April 25, 2024 James Cleverly has slammed Sadiq Khan on his record as London mayor, accusing him of being “asleep at the wheel” and “10m people being failed”.