Politics

Police given new guidance to stop stalkers as minister says ‘there is more we must do’ | Politics News

New legal guidance will make it easier for police to go after stalkers, after ministers admitted too many are slipping through the net. Stalking Protection Orders were introduced four years ago and allow police to impose conditions on perpetrators not to approach or contact their victims. But figures obtained under …

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Met Police chief to meet home secretary and policing minister after calls for him to quit over antisemitism row | UK News

Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley will meet the home secretary and policing minister this week to discuss antisemitism, Sky News understands. It comes after an antisemitism campaigner was threatened with arrest yards away from a pro-Palestine protest where officers described him as “openly Jewish” and said his presence was …

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PM ‘appalled’ at Met Police ‘openly Jewish’ exchange – as Sadiq Khan to hold urgent meeting with Sir Mark Rowley | Politics News

Sadiq Khan will hold an “urgent meeting” with Sir Mark Rowley as the Metropolitan Police commissioner faces calls to resign over the force’s handling of a pro-Palestinian protest. Sky News understands the London mayor has full confidence in Sir Mark despite concerns raised about an incident when an officer was …

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Once again a Met Police commissioner is stuck in the middle of policing and politics. So what happens now? | Politics News

In the Venn diagram of policing and politics, it’s often the Met Police commissioner who gets trapped in the middle. And so once again, Sir Mark Rowley is being pushed and pulled between the public order decisions made by his officers on the ground and the extensive public and political …

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