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Sadiq Khan and Yvette Cooper on major policing campaign announcement
Interviews with London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on a major policing campaign announcement, pledging 1,300 more police officers, PCSOs and special constables on London's streets. The pair joined response...
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Khan pledges 1,300 more police officers, PCSOs and special constables on streets
Sadiq Khan has unveiled a new election pledge to put around 1,300 extra neighbourhood police officers, PCSOs and special constables on the streets of London. The Mayor of London made the pledge alongside shadow home secretary Yvette...
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Shadow Welsh secretary’s office daubed with red paint after Gaza vote
Police are investigating an attack on a senior Labour MP’s constituency office after she abstained on the Gaza vote. Jo Stevens’ office in Cardiff was sprayed with red paint and posters were put up accusing her of having “blood on her...
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Shadow Chancellor brands Sunak too weak to sack Braverman
Quotes from Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves discussing the future of Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the policing of upcoming Armistice Day protests, Labour's stance on the Middle East conflict and GDP figures
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No plans for more police powers over ‘jihad’ chants as Braverman meets Met chief
Police are unlikely to be given more powers to address chants deemed to be extremist after comments at a Palestine rally over the weekend, despite suggestions from the Metropolitan Police chief that laws may need to be redrawn. Home...
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Extinction Rebellion launch legal action against the police ban
Extinction Rebellion activists are launching legal action against the police over a London-wide ban on their protests. The move comes amid growing criticism of the ban, made under public order legislation already used to restrict the...
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Police launch probe into ambassador's leaked emails
Scotland Yard has launched a criminal investigation into the leak of diplomatic dispatches sent by Britain's US ambassador Sir Kim Darroch.
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Met denies delaying publication of Sue Gray inquiry as officers examine material
The Metropolitan Police have received the material requested from the Cabinet Office to support the investigation into possible lockdown breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall, the force has said. Scotland Yard said officers would now...
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Starmer repeats call for Johnson to resign after police partygate investigation concludes
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer repeated his call for Boris Johnson to quit, saying the Prime Minister was responsible for a culture which saw “industrial scale law-breaking” in No 10. Sir Keir told reporters in Leeds: “What the...
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Met officer who died of Covid would be ‘horrified’ by handling of party probe
A Metropolitan Police officer who died of Covid-19 would be “horrified” at how the force appears “complicit in covering up” the behaviour of politicians, his bereaved wife has said. Fran Hall, a spokeswoman for the Covid-19 Bereaved...
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Cressida Dick: The Met, London mayor and Home Secretary 'focussed on same things'
The Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick says she is "getting on with the job". Speaking in London's Battersea Park, the Met chief confirms conversations were had in the run-up to her contract being extended with London Mayor Sadiq...
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Johnson and Dick meet trainee Met Officers
Boris Johnson and Cressida Dick meeting trainee Met officers at the Metropolitan Police training college in Hendon, north London.
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Sadiq Khan welcomes inquiry into murder of Sarah Everard
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said an inquiry into the Metropolitan Police’s handling of the Sarah Everard case must “leave no stone uncovered”. Home Secretary Priti Patel on Tuesday announced an independent inquiry into how a serving...
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Scene in Downing Street as Met seeks to limit civil servant's report
Footage from the steps of Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street, following Scotland Yard's request for limits to be made in civil servant's Sue Gray parties report. Scotland Yard has asked for the Whitehall inquiry into allegations of...
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Boris Johnson faces no further action in 126-fine partygate investigation
Police have told Boris Johnson he faces no further action over lockdown breaches, Downing Street said, after the Metropolitan Police concluded its partygate investigation with a total of 126 fixed-penalty notices. Scotland Yard said on...
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Scotland Yard concludes partygate inquiry with 126 people fined
The Metropolitan Police has concluded its investigation into lockdown breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall after issuing fixed penalty notices to 126 people. Scotland Yard said on Thursday it had issued fines to 53 men and 73 women,...
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Khan Academy: Animation Lab 2014: Behind the Scenes
Go behind the scenes of our pilot #MetKids Animation Lab, exploring the theme of 'Jumping into the Met.'
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Khan Academy: Shitao, Returning Home
Met curator Joseph Scheier-Dolberg on journeying in Shitao's Returning Home, c. 1695. This gemlike work demonstrates both Shitao's mastery of the album format and his ability to innovate within it. Landscape scenes alternate with tightly...
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Khan Academy: Degas's Little Girl Practicing at the Bar
Met curator Cora Michael on awkwardness in Edgar Degas's Little Girl Practicing at the Bar, c. 1878-80. [2:17]
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Khan Academy: Cult Image of the God Ptah
Met curator Diana Craig Patch on language without words in Cult Image of the God Ptah, dating from Egypt's Third Intermediate Period, c. 945-600 B.C.E. [2:40]
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Khan Academy: Rossellino, Madonna and Child With Angels
Met curator Luke Syson on faith in Antonio Rossellino's Madonna and Child with Angels, c. 1455-60. [2:28]
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Khan Academy: Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
Met curator Charles Little on miraculous beauty in Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus, made in Amiens, Picardy, France. [2:24]
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Khan Academy: Cristofori, Grand Piano
Met curator Bradley Strauchen-Scherer on intuition in Bartolomeo Cristofori's Grand Piano, 1720. [2:35]
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Khan Academy: Delacroix, the Abduction of Rebecca
Met curator Asher Miller on improvisation in Eugene Delacroix's The Abduction of Rebecca. Throughout his career, Delacroix was inspired by the novels of Sir Walter Scott, a favorite author of the French Romantics. This painting depicts a...