Braverman launches review of Met’s dismissal processes after Carrick case

Home secretary says bureaucracy appears to have prevailed over ethics, but Labour calls her response weak

Suella Braverman has announced an internal review of the Met's dismissal processes after the failure to remove the serial rapist David Carrick as a serving police officer despite multiple allegations of misogynistic abuse over two decades.

The home secretary told MPs that bureaucracy and process appear to have prevailed over ethics and common sense" in the UK's biggest force after Carrick was allowed to continue as a firearms officer.