'Let police, police'
and said in a letter to her ‘let the police police’.
He said in the letter: ‘In the UK we proudly police by consent, embracing the principles of accountability, transparency and independent scrutiny. ‘Our commitment to delivering change in the Met is unflinching and we are making positive progress, but that progress is undermined by a system not set up to help officers succeed.’
‘Officers need sufficient legal protection to enable them to do their job and keep the public safe, and the confidence that it will be applied consistently and without fear or favour.’
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