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    Sadiq Khan to meet Met chief after force makes fresh apology over 'openly Jewish' comments

    by Michael Howie and William Mata Apr 21, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: PA Media

    Sir Mark Rowley will meet Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Monday to discuss “community relations” after the Metropolitan Police came under fire over the force's handling of pro-Palestinian protests.

    Met chief Sir Mark is under growing pressure with Rishi Sunak said to be “appalled” by a video showing an officer calling a man "openly Jewish" and threatening him with arrest.

    The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) and former home secretary Suella Braverman called for the Commissioner to resign or be sacked, accusing him of having “emboldened” antisemites.

    In an article in The Sunday Telegraph, Ms Braverman said people who were “flagrantly antisemitic” were being

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