530 sexual misconduct allegations against London’s Met Police in last five years October 11, 2021 At least 750 accusations of sexual misconduct were made against police officers across the UK between 2016 and 2020, according to figures from 31 police forces, which included around 530 allegations in London alone. Most complaints related to historic allegations and most, where the gender was recorded, were against male officers, based on a Freedom [...]
The case that shook London’s gay community: Stephen Port inquest starting today October 5, 2021 Over the next ten weeks, a jury will hear details of how four young London gay man met their deaths at the hands of serial killer Stephen Port between the summer of 2014 and September 2015. The hearings, which were postponed due to the pandemic, are being held at Barking Town Hall, just yards from [...]
Cressida Dick drafts in external ‘anti-sleaze’ adviser to help root out predatory Met police officers October 4, 2021 Met Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick has committed to a review of her force’s standards and culture and will appoint a new “high profile anti-sleaze officer” to identify predatory officers, after a murder and a rape by two serving Met officers destroyed British women’s confidence in the police. Pressure on the commissioner to resign multiplied in [...]