Met Police face new race claims

Scotland Yard has been plunged into a racism crisis after revealing ten new complaints have been referred to the police watchdog.

Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey insisted “the Met does not tolerate racism” as he revealed seven allegations had been reported after three officers were suspended over claims of offensive comments to colleagues.

It comes after the force vowed to get to the bottom of footage of one officer apparently racially abusing a man and another allegedly assaulting a teenage boy last summer. Mackey announced a review of complaints relating to alleged racism “to check the progress of ongoing cases”.

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