Stephen Lawrence brother says time ticking for Met Police reform

Sir Mark has promised Londoners will see change, but warned it will take time.

In her report, Baroness Casey recommended the Met was reinspected after two years, and again after five.

Dr Lawrence said while he understood this, he hoped to meet with Sir Mark to “ask him some questions”.

“Time is ticking on the rest of his tenure, and what is the rest of that going to look like?”

He said his decision to join the board was driven by a determination to help Londoners have a better police service, and he wanted assurances that its work would make a difference.

“I want this to be better. I need this to be better.

“You can be really negative about something, or you can go, you know what, let me roll my sleeves up. Let me try. I’m trying to help them to be better, because I want them to better.”