Met police chief hails race action plan as ‘a step in the right direction’

Mark Rowley launches initiative that includes reset of stop and search, but acknowledges there is still a lot to do'

Scotland Yard has launched its latest steps to try to rebuild trust with London's black community, which the Met police commissioner acknowledged had been let down for many years.

Mark Rowley said there remains a long way to go and there is a lot more work to do", but that the force's race action plan was a step in the right direction.