Met's corruption crisis may take more than a decade to fix, commissioner says

"Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, believes his force's corruption crisis is so deep it may take a decade or more to detect and remove pockets of bigots operating around Britain's biggest force, the Guardian understands. The Met has started an urgent review into whether officers recorded in a BBC Panorama documentary bragging about using excessive force and showing bigotry, had corrupted cases they worked on."

"The programme broadcast footage from a seven-month undercover investigation. Met officers were recorded calling for immigrants to be shot, being dismissive about a rape complaint and making anti-Muslim and misogynist comments. Rowley and other Met leaders are concerned other parts of the force have similar officers yet to be detected, with colleagues unwilling or scared to report them. The commissioner used media interviews on Thursday to deny he needed to resign."

The Metropolitan police has launched an urgent review into whether officers recorded in an undercover BBC Panorama documentary had corrupted cases they worked on. Officers were recorded calling for immigrants to be shot, being dismissive about a rape complaint, and making anti-Muslim and misogynist comments. The commissioner summoned senior leaders to an emergency meeting ordering them to boost standards, root out wrongdoing, or quit. The commissioner denied needing to resign and denied the force was institutionally racist or misogynistic. Leadership sources estimate detecting and removing remaining toxic officers could take a decade or more despite 1,500 officers removed in three years.

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