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Met’s corruption crisis may take more than a decade to fix, commissioner says

The Guardian - Media · Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent · last updated

Mark Rowley denies the force is institutionally racist or misogynistic as Panorama fallout continues

Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, believes his force’s corruption crisis is so deep it may take a decade or more to detect and remove pockets of bigots operating around Britain’s biggest force, the Guardian understands.

The Met has started an urgent review into whether officers recorded in a BBC Panorama documentary bragging about using excessive force and showing bigotry, had corrupted cases they worked on.

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