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New Met Police commissioner slammed for failing to address racism and misogyny
Sir Mark Rowley

WOMEN’S rights groups have warned that the new Metropolitan Police commissioner cannot start building public trust in policing without acknowledging the force’s problem with racism and misogyny.

Sir Mark Rowley, 57, the former head of the Met’s counter-terrorism unit, was appointed earlier this month despite having retired from the force in 2017. 

As commissioner, he has promised to “deliver more trust, less crime and high standards for London and beyond.

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