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Met police chief Sir Mark Rowley under pressure over London Gaza marches and Stephen Lawrence case failure

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Met chief Sir Mark Rowley was under mounting pressure today over the force’s policing of pro-Gaza marches and another failure on the Stephen Lawrence murder case.

Mayor Sadiq Khan was meeting London’s police commissioner this afternoon to discuss the two issues, which have sparked fresh concerns about the force’s leadership.

Sir Mark was also due to meet Home Secretary , who was expected to hold him to “account for what happened” in a “deeply regrettable” incident where an officer described the Campaign Against Antisemitism’s chief executive Gideon” as he stopped him crossing the street through a march.

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