Commissioner of Met Police, Dame Cressida Dick has told Metropolitan Police officers “enough is enough” as she admitted its reputation has been tarnished by “poor conduct and nasty and inappropriate behaviour”.
She has sent a letter to 43,000 officers and staff telling them the force’s reputation has been damaged by repeated “poor conduct and nasty and inappropriate behaviour”.
She said prejudice, racism, homophobia and sexism will not be tolerated, adding: “If this is you I have a message: the Met does not want you. Leave now."
She added, “This is serious and it is urgent. To lose public consent would be unthinkable. Action is needed now. Enough is enough.”
She was put “on notice” by Mayor Sadiq Khan earlier this week in an allegedly intense meeting which apparently mentioned with reports against the conduct of MetPolice officers, this seems to be the force’s “return to the bad days” of the 1970s and 80s.
A report published in SkyNews quoted Mayor Sadiq Khan, saying, that the Met "needs to urgently show it has an effective plan for restoring the trust and confidence of Londoners in the police and to drive out the culture of racism, homophobia, bullying and misogyny which clearly still exists within its ranks".
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has released recommendations to tackle Met culture after investigation uncovers bullying and harassment in the ranks in early February to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to change policing pr
