Metropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders Inquest Debate
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Wera Hobhouse
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Metropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders Inquest
Wera Hobhouse Excerpts(2 years, 11 months ago)
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Kit Malthouse
Obviously the Home Secretary, along with the Mayor of London, felt the current commissioner is the right person to do the job for the next two years. Of course these awful events happened when she was not in the employ of the Metropolitan police. However, the right hon. Gentleman makes a strong point about the culture of the Metropolitan police, and importantly that is something the leadership has acknowledged, hence the appointment of Dame Louise Casey.
Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
An Ipsos MORI poll suggests that trust in the police has fallen from 76% to 63%, especially among marginalised groups and the LGBTQ+ community. Will the Minister agree to the Liberal Democrat call for mandatory, UK-wide awareness training for the police on prejudice and unconscious bias?