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Police officer wanted to compromise integrity of ex-commissioner, tribunal told

Commander Julian Bennett, who has served in the force since 1976, is said to have smoked cannabis before breakfast and work in late 2019.

The Independent UK

Dan Wootton suspended by MailOnline as claims he offered cash for sexual images investigated

‘We are continuing to consider a series of allegations which Dan Wootton has strenuously denied,’ says publisher

The Independent UK

Mother of man murdered in mistaken identity killing says dealing with ‘lazy’ Met Police was ‘horrendous’

Sven Badzak, 22, and a friend were attacked by a group of six men as they walked in Kilburn, north-west London, in February 2021

The Independent UK

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Met Police shocked by increasing ‘ferocity’ of murders in London

Senior officer warns of ‘excessive violence’ as 65 people killed in capital so far this year

The Independent UK

Allegations that senior police officer took LSD dismissed by tribunal panel

Commander Julian Bennett has been in the Metropolitan Police since 1976.

The Independent UK

Met Police anti-drugs boss accused of taking LSD and magic mushrooms ‘was never sober at home’

Commander Julian Bennett drew up an anti-drugs strategy for the Metropolitan Police

The Independent UK

Drug strategy Met police commander ‘was never sober at home’, tribunal hears

Commander Julian Bennett, who drew up an anti-drugs strategy for the Metropolitan Police, is accused of gross misconduct

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Drug strategy police commander ‘was never sober at home’, tribunal hears

Commander Julian Bennett, who drew up an anti-drugs strategy for the Metropolitan Police, is accused of gross misconduct.

The Independent UK

Area near London Eye cordoned off due to ‘suspicious package’

A number of roads near Waterloo Station have been cordoned off by the Metropolitan Police amid rush hour on Monday evening following reports of a suspicious package.

Evening Standard

Police commander who wrote anti-drugs strategy ‘took LSD and magic mushrooms’

Commander Julian Bennett has served in the Metropolitan Police since 1976.

The Independent UK

Met commander who wrote anti-drugs strategy ‘smoked cannabis every day before breakfast’

Commander Julian Bennett allegedly threatened to resign when asked to take a drugs test

Evening Standard

Police commander who wrote anti-drugs strategy ‘smoked cannabis before breakfast’

Mr Bennett wrote the force’s drugs strategy for 2017-21 as a commander for territorial policing

The Independent UK

Met Police to use respectful language and explain actions in new stop and search trial

Force’s scientific officer says police are being given new training and targeting areas ‘with very high risks of people getting stabbed or killed’

The Independent UK

What happened to missing teenager Richard Okorogheye?

An investigation found Mr Okorogheye should have been classed as a missing person earlier

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Daniel Morgan murder: Met apologises for ‘corruption’ in unsolved case

The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the family of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan, admitting liability for an unsolved case “marred by a cycle of corruption, professional incompetence and defensiveness”.

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‘No more’: Anti-racism group to monitor UK police after scandals

The Alliance for Police Accountability is launched in the UK on the heels of explosive scandals linked to the police.

The Independent UK

Met Police Commissioner says he has not ‘shirked’ from Baroness Casey report

Sir Mark Rowley said the Metropolitan Police is ‘on a big reform plan’ following the Baroness Casey report, published in March.

The Independent UK

Daniel Morgan murder investigation marred by corruption, police chief admits

The 37-year-old was killed with an axe in the car park of a pub in Sydenham, south-east London, in March 1987. His attacker has never been caught.

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The Independent UK

Met Police pays out and apologises over investigation into Daniel Morgan murder

Private investigator Mr Morgan was killed with an axe in the car park of the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, south-east London, in 1987.

The Independent UK

Daniel Morgan: Met apologises and agrees to pay damages to family of murdered private investigator

Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley ‘unequivocally and unreservedly’ apologises for failures

Evening Standard

Daniel Morgan: Met police apologise and pay £2m settlement to family of murdered private detective

Commissioner admits liability for a ‘cycle of corruption and incompetence’ that mired investigations into Morgan’s 1987 axe killing

The Independent UK

Dan Wootton: Ex Sun showbiz editor says he is victim of ‘witch hunt’ over claims he offered cash for sexual images

Sun and Mail publishers looking into claims rejected by Dan Wootton as ‘simply untrue’

The Independent UK

Met Police ‘to pay £2m to family of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan’

The UK’s largest police force agreed to pay the sum after admitting the original murder investigation was mired in corruption, The Times reported.

Evening Standard

Witness sought after death of elderly woman who was hit by pedestrian

The Metropolitan Police are on the hunt for a witness after an elderly woman collided with another pedestrian in north-east London and died from an infection following her injuries.

The Independent UK

Police arrest teenager on suspicion of murdering 17-year-old boy after birthday party in London

Boy dies in Granville Road, Brent, at about 11.30pm on Friday

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