In a three-page letter the Home Secretary stresses the need for a 'transformation' of the Met following a host of recent controversies and failings including Sarah Everard’s murder and strip searches of children
“I also expect you, as commissioner, to promote better leadership and higher standards at every level throughout the force.”
She wrote: “Reducing crime is the central mission of policing and I am pleased to see that good progress is being made in some areas, with both gun crime and burglary continuing to fall across London. Ms Patel says the recruitment of 20,000 additional officers remains a “key priority” for the Government, but also raises concerns that “levels of police staff in the MPS have not grown in line with the funding the Government has provided to recruit and support additional officers”.
Dame Cressida quit as Britain’s most senior police officer in March after criticism from London Mayor Sadiq Khan over her handling of racist, misogynist and homophobic messages shared by a group of officers based at Charing Cross police station and following a series of other scandals which have plagued the Met during her time in post.
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