Overview

• BBC Panorama’s covert reporting captured racist, misogynistic and anti‑Muslim remarks, explicit praise for far‑right activist Tommy Robinson, calls for immigrants to be shot, and boasts about the use of force.
• Nine serving officers were suspended within 48 hours, with 11 current and former officers under Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation and one constable under criminal investigation on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
• Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley apologised and said cases with incontrovertible evidence will go to fast‑track hearings within weeks with likely dismissals, while two more officers were removed from frontline duties.
• The Met disbanded the Charing Cross custody team, redeployed staff and changed local leadership, as the IOPC secured custody‑area CCTV and appealed for detainees or witnesses to come forward.
• Mayor Sadiq Khan and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood condemned the behaviour and backed the independent probe, while the Metropolitan Police Federation insisted accused officers must receive due process.