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Shabana Mahmood should seize control of the Met police from failing Khan

Shabana Mahmood should seize control of the Met police from failing Khan

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Secretary of State for the Home Department Shabana Mahmood arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at Downing Street on...

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City A.M.

David Spencer

Crime might be falling, but the Met is letting London down

Crime might be falling, but the Met is letting London down

By David Spencer Being Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police was once described as the second-toughest job in the country, after the Prime...

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LBC

David Spencer

Fighting crime / Mark Rowley may have blown his chance to reform the Met

Fighting crime / Mark Rowley may have blown his chance to reform the Met
09.12.2025 20

The Spectator

David Spencer

Police and Crime Commissioners failed to hold useless officers to account

13.11.2025 2

The Spectator

David Spencer

When will the prisons minister face up to the jail crisis?

07.11.2025 10

The Spectator

David Spencer

The questions the Met must answer over the Graham Linehan debacle

04.09.2025 6

The Spectator

David Spencer

We need to be honest about London's crime wave

30 July 2025, 13:15 By David Spencer London is in the grip of a crime wave on our streets. Over the last decade, knife crime in the capital has...

01.08.2025 10

LBC

David Spencer

Decline / The Met must fix London’s street crime crisis

30.07.2025 10

The Spectator

David Spencer

The Met deserves credit for its robust response to Palestine Action

24.06.2025 10

The Spectator

David Spencer

Why won’t the Met Police deal with Palestine protestors blocking parliament?

07.06.2025 6

The Spectator

David Spencer

Two-tier justice is taking over the courts

07.03.2025 10

The Spectator

David Spencer

Encouraging a four-day working week could make inequality worse

The UK government has announced a proposal that would give workers the right to request a four-day working week. On the surface, it appears to be a...

06.09.2024 2

The Conversation

David Spencer

Just nine people decide what happens to UK interest rates - but pressure for change is mounting

The inflation spike caused by external factors including the Ukraine war might be over, but the importance of interest rates to the UK economy...

01.08.2024 1

The Conversation

David Spencer