Met Police boss Sir Mark Rowley rebukes Sadiq Khan and MPs over Chris Kaba shooting case Sir Mark Rowley revealed Kaba’s gang are behind 11 gun attacks as well as the exploitation of children Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2024
Met chief hits out at social media speculation around Chris Kaba shooting as 67 gang linked to 11 gun attacks Mark Rowley said Kaba’s gang was involved in drug distribution and several shootings The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024
Met seeks answers over claim Chris Kaba murder probe was ‘to stop rioting’ Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley previously said his officers believe campaign groups can influence accountability Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024
The Standard 100: People shaping London in Politics, Security, Knife Crime, Transport and Charity Rachel Reeves, Sadiq Khan and Richard Curtis are among the top hundred people shaping the capital in 2024 Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024
Met chief backs changes to firearms officer scrutiny after Chris Kaba shooting Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley commented after Yvette Cooper unveiled a string of measures in the wake of the Chris Kaba case Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024
Scotland Yard praises policing reforms as ‘welcome step forward’ Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley commented after Yvette Cooper unveiled a string of measures in the wake of the Chris Kaba case. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
Chris Kaba shooting: Yvette Cooper vows to reform how police are held to account The Home Secretary spoke in the Commons on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
Police on trial for shooting suspects to be given anonymity after Chris Kaba marksman forced into hiding Yvette Cooper said it is vital that officers ‘are not put in further danger’ during criminal proceedings if they fire their gun in the line of duty The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
Met Police chief calls for firearms officers to be shielded from trials after Chris Kaba verdict Scotland Yard boss Sir Mark Rowley believes the current accountability system is ‘broken’ Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024
Police push to make it harder to prosecute officers after Chris Kaba shooting Exclusive: Campaigners say calls to redraw rules are cynical attempt to secure ‘effective immunity’ for officers The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2024
Justice Secretary calls for Chris Kaba verdict to be 'respected' after protests THE Justice Secretary has called for people to respect a verdict clearing a police officer who killed an unarmed man after protests. The National (Scotland) · Oct 22, 2024
‘No winners’ in Chris Kaba shooting case, says firearms officer The marksman said there was never any evidence that his colleague Martyn Blake had done anything wrong. Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2024
Protesters gather after Met police marksman cleared of Chris Kaba murder Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of murder at the Old Bailey on Monday Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024
Police marksman made ‘huge sacrifice’ in wake of fatal shooting of Chris Kaba The acquittal of Martyn Blake, 40, led to fresh criticism of the ways firearms officers are held to account and left Mr Kaba’s family ‘devastated’. Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024
Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024 Met Police marksman cleared of murdering Chris Kaba as bodycam footage reveals moments before shooting Martyn Blake’s acquittal sparks protest but Met police chief Sir Mark Rowley says system for holding officers to account is ‘broken’
Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024 Decision to bring murder charge sparked anger among armed officers Police bosses warned that ‘significant numbers’ of marksmen may step back from firearms duties without changes made to ways they are held to account.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024 Met police officer who shot Chris Kaba acquitted of murder Martyn Blake shot Kaba, who was unarmed, in 2022, saying he feared Kaba would use car to kill officers
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2024 Inside the Met Police's misogyny battle A reputation in tatters. Trust at an all-time low. But with a vow to fix things by the new year, how is the force doing?
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024 How the UK Attorney General found himself at centre of Taylor Swift’s police escort row The government’s top lawyer was engulfed in ‘Swiftgate’ probe after he reportedly intervened in the pop star’s security
The National (Scotland) · Oct 7, 2024 Controversial ex-Boris Johnson adviser up for Scottish charity job A FORMER adviser to Suella Braverman and Boris Johnson is being considered for a position at a Scottish disability charity, The National can reveal.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2024 Met settles £1m civil case after wrongful arrest of black bank manager in 2017 Dale Semper feels ‘some justice has been done’ after apology and settlement but moment ‘bitter sweet’
Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2024 Police dogs should be phased out, Peta tells Met commissioner The animal rights group wrote to Sir Mark Rowley after police dogs were ‘burned’ and ‘hit with bricks’ during UK riots this summer.
Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2024 Met Police to 'reset' stop and search tactics to rebuild trust with London's black community Met Commissioner says black community in London has been ‘let down’ by police over number of years
Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2024 Climate and war protests distracting police from protecting public, says Met chief Mark Rowley claims officers could have been deployed to investigate ‘robberies and burglaries’ instead
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024 Rioters after Southport attack ‘largely racially motivated thugs’, Met chief says Sir Mark Rowley says summer disorder was ‘brutal and difficult time’ and rebuts far-right claim of two-tier policing