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Met chief says anxiety led firearms police to refuse to carry weapons

Force says some of the officers have started to return to duties but others are still refusing to carry firearms

The Guardian - UK

Firearms coverage in London ‘still significantly less than normal’ – Met chief

The military was put on standby to help with counter-terrorism functions and neighbouring forces provided cover.

The Independent UK

‘Significantly less’ firearms officers on duty after walk out, Met Chief says

Sir Mark Rowley told a policing board that depleted numbers of firearms officers would ‘create some difficult choices’

The Independent UK

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Scotland Yard faces ‘difficult decisions’ amid shortfall of firearms officers, admits Met chief

Met Commissioner says there are still ‘significantly less’ armed officers available for deployment in the capital after some decided to withdraw from firearms duties

Evening Standard

Scotland Yard hopeful that rebellion by firearms officers is subsiding

More officers return to carrying weapons after promises of a review to examine greater protections

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on armed police: there should be no culture of impunity

Editorial: By throwing doubt on the CPS’s decision to charge an officer, ministers and Sir Mark Rowley risk weakening their own reforms

The Guardian - UK

Firearms officers accused of staging ‘industrial protest’ as dozens down tools

A number of Metropolitan Police officers stepped away from armed duties after one of their colleagues was charged with murder last week.

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Met police: Soldiers no longer needed to support force as ‘enough armed officers return to duties’

Armed officers have told their bosses they are unwilling to carry on after a colleague was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba

Evening Standard

London's top cop seeks protections for police as armed officers protest murder charge for colleague

The head of London’s police force is calling for increased legal protections for officers who use force in the line of duty after more than 100 officers refused to carry guns to protest murder charges filed against one of their colleagues

The Independent UK

Sunak says armed police need ‘clarity’ over powers after murder charge

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has demanded legal protections for firearms officers after a Home Office review was announced.

The Independent UK

Armed police need clarity about legal powers, Sunak says

PM backs review after officers hand in weapons over charging of marksman with Chris Kaba murder

The Guardian - UK

Chris Kaba: Met chief demands legal protections for officers amid armed police revolt

Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomes a review into the situation by Suella Braverman

The Independent UK

Met chief demands legal protections for officers amid armed police revolt

Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomed a review into the situation by Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

The Independent UK

Dozens of Met officers refuse armed patrols after colleague’s murder charge

At least 70 police firearms officers are reconsidering carrying a gun after marksman to go on trial over death of Chris Kaba

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Evening Standard

‘Hundreds of Met officers hand in weapons’ after marksman charged with Chris Kaba murder

“They feel betrayed by a total lack of support from Scotland Yard,” said ex marksman Tony Long

The Independent UK

Met firearms officers step back from armed duties over Chris Kaba murder charge

Met Police armed officers are ‘anxious’ after the officer was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba

Evening Standard

Met firearms officers ‘anxious’ after Chris Kaba murder charge, says Sir Mark Rowley

Met commissioner reveals he met 70 firearms officers on Thursday ‘to reflect on the events of this week’

The Independent UK

Officers ‘anxious’ after marksman charged with Chris Kaba murder – Met chief

Sir Mark Rowley said he saw ‘uncertainty’ and ‘worry’ in the faces of the 70 officers he has met since the murder charge was announced.

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The Independent UK

London police force says it will take years to remove officers accused of corruption and misconduct

Hundreds of London police officers are facing dismissal as the department steps up efforts to get rid of police officers accused of corruption and other misconduct

The Independent UK

Met Police ‘hiding behind Covid on Sarah Everard vigil behaviour’

The Met was criticised for its heavy handling of the later stages of the vigil in March 2021.

Evening Standard

Stephen Lawrence’s father says son’s killers must all be caught for Mark Rowley to rebuild trust in Met

Dr Neville Lawrence spoke on what would have been his son’s 49th birthday

Evening Standard

OPINION - Heat on Met Police chief Mark Rowley 12 months into the job: The Leader podcast

Sir Mark Rowley has completed 365 days as Met Police Commissioner, and yesterday he admitted that the force still has hundreds of officers who should have been sacked.

The National (Scotland)

Anti-monarchy leader suing Met Police chief over coronation day arrest

THE head of England's leading republican movement was arrested at an anti-monarchy protest in London on Saturday morning.

The Guardian - UK

Anti-monarchy protester suing Met chief over coronation day arrest

Exclusive: Republic’s Graham Smith seeking judicial review of lawfulness of arrest as well as damages

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: A year in to the job, Sir Mark Rowley has far more still to do

Sir Mark Rowley can no longer be described as the Metropolitan Police’s “new” Commissioner. And while a year into the job, Sir Mark may point to some areas of progress, he will know there is far more to do in order to turn Scotland Yard around.

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