Racial justice groups criticise Met’s refusal to accept force is racist

Coalition of 26 organisations say overhauls in policing plan launched last week are a missed opportunity

A coalition of 26 racial justice organisations has criticised the Metropolitan police for refusing to accept the core finding of the Casey review that the force is institutionally racist.

In an open letter sent to Sir Mark Rowley, the commissioner of the Met police, anti-racist groups describe the overhauls set out in the New Met for London plan launched last week as a missed opportunity" for the force to signal radical change, and acknowledge wrongdoing and deep failures.