Metropolitan Police boss apologises for ‘racist’ and ‘misogynistic’ behaviour uncovered in documentary

Metropolitan Police boss apologises for 'racist' and 'misogynistic' behaviour uncovered in documentary Credit: Metropolitan Police

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00:00Drama's material shows a corrupt clique of officers engaging in absolutely

00:04reprehensible behaviour. They're racist, they're misogynist, they're bragging about

00:11excess use of force and they're showing a complete disregard for the people of

00:16London that they serve. It's bound to anger members of communities, I completely

00:24recognize that, and it will probably cause some to question the trust

00:28they hold the police in. We depend upon that trust to succeed in the policing

00:32of London. We've acted with rigour, determination and pace as we've

00:41confronted this case. Within 48 hours 10 individuals were suspended from duty, away

00:46from being able to harm the public, others were restricted and we've broken up the

00:50local teams at Charing Cross.