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About 50 more arrests expected after protest disorder

Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley said a minority of people were intent on violence among thousands who went to peacefully protest.

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025

Fury as Sadiq Khan admits he's known since last year of plans to close half of London police stations

Asked why he had broken a manifesto pledge to keep a 24-hour police front office counter in every borough, mayor says: ‘When the facts change, I change my mind’

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2025

Police chiefs write to Home Secretary to push for law change after Linehan row

Head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said officers are expected to referee social debate using laws that pre-date social media.

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025

Keir Starmer responds to Graham Linehan arrest with 'free speech' claim

The police must focus on issues that matter most to the public, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after he was asked about the arrest of comedy writer…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 3, 2025

Met police chief calls for review of law after Graham Linehan arrest

Rowley says officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars debates’ and are in an impossible position

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025

Met chief blames Government for Graham Linehan arrest furore: ‘We shouldn’t be policing toxic culture wars debates’

Sir Mark Rowley says officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars debates’ - and calls for a change in the law

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

Met chief backs officers over Graham Linehan arrest row, but says they shouldn’t ‘police toxic culture wars’

Both Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting have re-emphasised that police should prioritise street crime following backlash over comedy writer’s arrest

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025

Police left ‘between a rock and a hard place’ amid debate over Linehan arrest

Head of the Met Police Sir Mark Rowley said his officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars’ and are in ‘an impossible position’.

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

Teenage murders at 13-year low in London as Met Police chief insists capital’s streets are ‘safer’

Sir Mark Rowley and London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan announce there were no killings of under-25s in July and August

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025

Five Met Police detectives arrested over ‘plot to bury Christmas party sex assault’

Suspects’ homes and the stations where they worked were raided last week Tuesday, watchdog confirms

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025