boris johnson The Metropolitan Police’s ‘angry’ failure to take violence against women seriously is saved, as pressure mounts on major Dem cressida dick.
The Prime Minister said that the public has the right to question whether the police are failing women in view of the dangerous revelations of women. Sarah Everard Case and the Met’s missed opportunity to catch his police killer, Wayne Coozens.
Johnson talks with Cressida Dick on Thursday about how to raise the low rate of prosecutions for rape in hopes of removing dangerous men from the streets.
Boris Johnson defends the Metropolitan Police’s ‘angry’ failure to take violence against women seriously
They told many times: ‘Are the police taking this matter seriously enough? It’s infuriating. I think people think they are not wrong and they are not wrong.
‘Do I basically believe that the police are on our side? Yes absolutely they are. Can you trust the police? Yes you can.
‘But there is an issue with how we handle sexual violence, domestic violence, sensitivity, diligence, timing, delays, confusion about your mobile phone. This is what we need to fix.
Last year, only three percent of rapes reported to police involved a suspect, a record low.
The government has resolved to reverse the decline and has set itself a target of 13 per cent.
Meanwhile, Priti Patel ordered the police to take harassment and flashing more seriously and rejected the idea that they were ‘low-level crimes’.
Priti Patel ordered the police to take harassment and flashing more seriously and rejected the idea that they were ‘low-level crimes’.
talking to daily TelegraphThe Home Secretary said that the security forces have been given adequate resources to adequately handle all reports of crime.
She said: ‘I would say to all women: please voice these issues, please… there is something in society that people think is okay to harass women verbally, physically and in street abusive ways Is.
‘I want women to have the confidence to call it out. I don’t see all this as low level.
‘I don’t want to see postcode lotteries across the country. This is a very clear message to the police to raise the bar: Treat everyone fairly. Make sure that when these crimes or concerns are reported, people are treated with respect, dignity and seriousness.’
Johnson talks with Cressida Dick on Thursday about how to promote a lower rate of rape trials
Despite concerns about the Met’s failures, Johnson supported Cressida Dick, although it is understood that there is growing frustration in the Home Office that she is battling violent crime and institutional misconduct.
The PM said he wants to ensure that women feel more confident about how their grievances will be addressed going forward.
To add to the Met’s failings, it emerged last night that Wayne Coozens had been named as a suspect in a sex crime 72 hours before he killed Sarah Everard.
CCTV evidence of a car involved in an alleged flashing incident at McDonald’s Drive in February this year generated the name ‘Wayne Coozens’ as a suspect on the Metropolitan Police System – and provided his address.
But the officers failed to realize that he was a serving officer and further questioning was not conducted until after Miss Everard went missing on 3 March.
It became known that Couzens’ car was reported by employees at a McDonald’s restaurant in Swanley, Kent, after two female workers said they were flashed by a motorist on 7 February and again on 27 February. The complaint was made on 28 February. .
But last night this CCTV evidence emerged that his number plate had actually brought up Cousins’ name as a suspect on the Met Police system.
Yesterday a McDonald’s worker who was instigated by a sexual predator reprimanded officials for ‘not acting quickly enough’. The activist, on condition of anonymity, said, “The police took our statements and snatched the CCTVs. Had he taken it more seriously, he could have easily understood that it was a policeman who had committed these crimes.
Last night it emerged that Wayne Coozens had been named as a suspect in a sex crime, 72 hours before Sarah Everard was killed
‘The police had three days to stop him, but didn’t. It could have stopped him from doing worse.’
A former Scotland Yard chief said police chief Dame Cressida should be held accountable for the “horrific chain” in the case.
Lord Stevens, who served as weather commissioner between 2000 and 2005, said in a scathing rebuke: ‘You have to look at yourself and say can I continue? Can I continue with confidence?
‘Can I continue in a way that drives the change needed to make the public feel safe – and in this particular instance, women are safe? And further, have we found people in the police service who shouldn’t be?’
Meanwhile, two Metropolitan Police officers who exchanged highly offensive messages with Coozens in the months leading up to the murder are still on duty, it has been revealed.
The constables were reportedly part of a WhatsApp group that included officers from the three forces, which came under scrutiny after Couzens’ phone was confiscated following his arrest.
It is claimed that he has been released on duty even after being placed under criminal investigation for allegedly exchanging sexist and racist messages with a sexual predator.
Yesterday Sue Fish, a former Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, criticized the Met’s decision not to suspend officers under investigation. ‘It’s beggar’s faith. It clearly shows that the Met didn’t get it… didn’t get the seriousness,’ she told the Guardian.
The Met’s decision is in contrast to the actions of other forces that have suspended officers while continuing the investigation.
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