Article 692TG ‘Endemic’ sexism in Met police led to undercover deception, inquiry told

‘Endemic’ sexism in Met police led to undercover deception, inquiry told

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Rob Evans
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Barrister says women were used casually' by officers according to their personal preferences

Undercover officers regularly deceived women into sexual relationships because of a culture of endemic" sexism within the Metropolitan police, a public inquiry has heard.

A barrister representing 25 women described how entrenched" misogyny and a cult of masculinity pervaded the police force, amounting to institutional sexism.

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