Former top black Met police officers say racism blighted their careers

Two of most senior officers to serve in UK also warn over misuse of stop and search

Two of the most senior black officers to have served in British policing have revealed that their careers were blighted by racism, and warned that the misuse of stop and search was leading to black men being treated as property" by officers.

The allegations by Patricia Gallan, a former Metropolitan police assistant commissioner and the highest-ranking black woman ever, and the former Met chief superintendent Victor Olisa, reveal troubling questions about race that continue to dog British policing.