Met police chief: it’s crazy I can’t sack ‘toxic’ officers who broke the law

Mark Rowley admits vetting procedures inadequate and says other bodies reinstated officers sacked by force

The head of the UK's biggest police force has said it is crazy" that he cannot sack toxic" officers who have broken the law.

Responding to a disclosure in the Guardian that 150 officers are under investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct or racism, the Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, admitted that the force's vetting procedures were inadequate.