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Mar 2023
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The woman who investigated the racist, s...

THE TIMES
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London’s Metropolitan Police has accepted findings from a landmark report that found racist, sexist and homophobic behaviour inside the UK’s largest police force. Baroness Louise Casey, who led the review, has been speaking with The Times about how she investigated New Scotland Yard. But does she think the Met Police can be fixed?

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Guest: Fiona Hamilton, Crime and Security Editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: BBC News, Channel 4 News, Sky News, 5 News, Metropolitan Police, The Guardian.



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