Make it easier to sack failing officers, urges Met police chief

Mark Rowley reveals one in 10 officers are not fully deployed due to worries over their performance or health issues

The chief of Britain's largest police force has called for greater powers to sack racist, sexist and failing officers, as he revealed that one in 10 cannot do their jobs properly due to problems with health and performance.

Sir Mark Rowley, who started as Metropolitan police commissioner in September, said bureaucracy was making it difficult to dismiss officers who were falling short of expectations and called on the government to change regulations to make the process easier.