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The Guardian view on reforming the Met: a systemic problem demands political leadership

Editorial: Appalling failings allowed David Carrick to thrive in the force despite terrorising women over decades

The Guardian - UK

Braverman launches review of Met’s dismissal processes after Carrick case

Home secretary says bureaucracy appears to have prevailed over common sense, but Labour calls her response weak

The Guardian - UK

Don’t tell me that David Carrick’s crimes were ‘unbelievable’. The problem is victims aren’t believed

Another criminally misogynist police officer pleads guilty, and officials voice surprise. No wonder women feel betrayed, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

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Serial rapist sacked from London police

LONDON: A British police officer who admitted being a serial rapist was formally sacked on Tuesday, as the government called on forces across the country to root out the criminal and corrupt in their ranks.

Bangkok Post

Independent inquiry to look at Met officer’s ‘monstrous campaign of abuse’

Pc David Carrick was able to stay in the police service for two decades despite numerous complaints against him.

The Independent UK

Serving Met Police officer unmasked as sexual predator sacked from force

David Carrick was found to have committed gross misconduct, after he admitted 49 criminal charges, including 24 counts of rape, over 18 years.

The Independent UK

Serial rapist David Carrick sacked from Metropolitan Police after ‘sickening and horrific’ crimes

Carrick admitted to 49 charges, including 24 counts of rape against 12 women over an 18-year period

The Independent UK

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Hundreds of police face sack as part of clean-up - UK top officer

Hundreds of officers in London are likely be sacked for sexual and domestic abuse offences, Britain's most senior policeman said on Tuesday as he sought to regain public trust after an officer admitted being a serial rapist.

Reuters

ITV Good Morning Britain viewers left frustrated as they spot Susanna Reid's habit during interview with the Met Police Commissioner

She was again joined by co-host Ed Balls on the ITV news programme

Manchester Evening News

Ex-victims’ commissioner hits out at ‘evil’ in Met amid David Carrick fallout

Vera Baird questions police force’s commitment to culture change after elite officer revealed as serial rapist

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of Met officers accused of violence against women have cases reviewed

The action is being taken in the wake of the case of David Carrick, who has been unmasked as one of Britain’s worst sex offenders.

The Independent UK

Met chief ‘can’t promise women reporting sexual offence will not meet officer accused of wrongdoing’

More than 1,000 Metropolitan Police officers and staff remain in service despite being accused of sexual offences or domestic abuse

The Independent UK

Home Secretary tells Met chief he must ‘root out rapists’ in police force

EXCLUSIVE: Suella Braverman told the Standard that ‘real change is needed now’ in the Met to stop offenders like Carrick ‘slipping through the net’

Evening Standard

The police don’t need powers to further curtail our right to protest. Just teach them the law

These measures are born of culture wars rather than the need to balance the freedom to disrupt with maintenance of order, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Two decades of failure on PC David Carrick, ‘one of history’s worst sex offenders’

In today’s newsletter: This week, Carrick has admitted to 85 offences against 12 women in 20 years as a Met police officer. How was able to get away with it?

Evening Standard

Met Police chief admits force ‘failed’ with rapist officer with 800 officers and staff under review

David Carrick’s offences took place between 2003 and 2020, throughout most of his career with the Metropolitan Police

The Independent UK

Met boss apologises for ‘horrific’ failures as officer revealed as serial rapist

Pc David Carrick attacked at least a dozen women over an 18-year period throughout his career with the Met.

The Independent UK

Shame of the Met: Demand for answers from police force as officer revealed as one of UK’s worst serial rapists

‘We have failed,’ commissioner admits after decades of missed opportunities to stop predator

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The Independent UK

Starmer criticises Sunak’s plans for extra police powers to tackle protesters

The Labour leader said existing measures could be used to tackle protests and accused Rishi Sunak of trying to legislate his way out of problems.

Al Jazeera

UK government to make it easier for police to stop protests

UK Prime Minister says changes needed to stop disruption, but critics warn of risk to civil liberties.

Wales Online

Police could be given powers to intervene before protests 'become too disruptive'

'We cannot have protests by a small minority disrupting the ordinary public. It’s not acceptable and we’re going to bring it to an end'

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak backs tougher police powers to shut down protests before they get disruptive

Outrage from civil liberties groups over fresh attempt to curb ‘guerrilla’ tactics

The Independent UK

Police may be able to intervene before protests become too disruptive

The Public Order Bill is aimed at curbing the guerrilla tactics used by groups like Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion.

Daily Mirror

Met Police chief says it’s 'crazy' he can’t sack ‘toxic’ officers who break the law

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said that there are some "very worrying cases" of officers who've broken the law and yet he is not allowed to fire them

Evening Standard

Less than 1% of 50,000 police complaints lead to disciplinary proceedings

Freed rapists are to be ranked according to the threat they pose to the public

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