Met Police will ‘make contact’ with attendees over alleged Covid breaches after Tory Christmas party December 16, 2021 Police officers are to speak to two people who attended a gathering at the Conservative Party headquarters over “alleged breaches” of Covid laws. Images this week revealed that campaign staff held a Christmas party at Conservative offices in London last year, when the country was under tough restrictions banning indoor socialising. The Metropolitan Police said [...]
In London communities, trust in the police is low. Tasers won’t help that heal December 13, 2021 He was on a night out in Shoreditch when he was tasered by the police in 2018. Mark was stopped for a breathalyser test – which he took three times – and after it came out inconclusive the police told him they were going to arrest him. According to Mark, 35, seven police officers swarmed [...]
Calls for Cressida Dick to resign after inquest finds Met Police failings “probably” led to more victims of the serial killer Stephen Port December 10, 2021 An inquest jury found this afternoon that mistakes by the Metropolitan Police "probably" contributed to the deaths of the victims of serial killer Stephen Port, leading to calls for Cressida Dick's resignatio
Three government parties to be investigated by top civil servant as fresh details emerge December 9, 2021 Three government parties that took place last year when London was under lockdown restrictions will be investigated by a top civil servant.
To revive London, women need to be able to stop looking over their shoulder December 6, 2021 Winter is here. The heating is on, the gloves and hats are out, and the decorations are up in the shops. Winter in London can be such a joy, but for many women it also means months of feeling frightened when out and about after dark – of planning different routes to avoid the park, [...]
Sir Lindsay Hoyle to raise allegations of widespread parliament cocaine use to the Met December 5, 2021 House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will raise allegations of extensive cocaine use in parliament to the Metropolitan Police this week. Hoyle today said the allegations were “deeply concerning” and that people who “flout the law” should be duly punished. The Sunday Times reported today that cocaine use was rampant across parliament, with testing [...]
Met police officer charged with rape faces 13 additional offences against three more women November 24, 2021 A Metropolitan police officer charged with rape will also now face an additional 13 offences, relating to the rape and sexual assault of three more women. The Crown Prosecution Service said on Wednesday it had authorised Hertfordshire Constabulary to charge officer David Carrick with 13 additional offences. The offences are alleged to have taken place [...]
Met reviews 300 sexual misconduct cases against officers as it hauls in 50 investigators November 23, 2021 The Metropolitan police has hauled in 50 new investigators to help with the force’s bid to rebuild trust in London amid an internal review of around 300 cases of sexual misconduct allegations. It was revealed last month that the force had 530 sexual misconduct allegations against it, from the past five years alone, according to [...]
Met faces legal challenge after it doesn’t investigate Tory cash for peerages claims November 21, 2021 The Metropolitan Police is facing a legal challenge over its decision to not investigate claims that the Tory party systemically gives peerages to its largest donors. The Metropolitan Police will not investigate research done by the Sunday times/OpenDemocracy that showed the past 16 Tory party treasurers, who have all donated more than £3m to the [...]
Prince Andrew’s £1.5m loan reportedly paid off by conservative party donor November 16, 2021 One of the conservative party’s top donors reportedly transferred £1.5m to Prince Andrew days after he borrowed a similar amount from a Luxembourg bank. David Rowland sent the money to a London account at Banque Havilland SA in December 2017 which was held by Prince Andrew, Bloomberg News first reported. The wire transfer came from a company [...]