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FOUND: Scotland yard hit by new racism storm with vile texts on whatsapp group | Mind Blowing Facts

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Rob Lewis is understood to have created a group chat with other former Met officers

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The Metropolitan Police face a new racism storm over toxic social media slurs by former officers — and further allegations of continuing bigotry within the force.

A whistleblowing ex-officer triggered the row by telling the BBC’s Newsnight programme that he had been part of a WhatsApp group in which former and serving officers had posted a barrage of offensive messages.

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