The daunting task facing the new head of the Metropolitan Police
A new report underlines the scale of Mark Rowley’s challenge
Mark rowley was flicking through career leaflets at his Birmingham grammar school when he decided on his future. First he would study maths at university (he did so at Cambridge). Then he would become a copper. Back then, many still considered the Metropolitan Police Service to be the greatest force in the world. Nearly 40 years later, Sir Mark (who was knighted in 2018 for his exertions as the Met’s head of counter-terrorism) is its boss. But its reputation is woefully tarnished.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Good cop”
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