and the commissioner yesterday saying that they have questions of the integrity of the officers. so there are two issues here, there s there are two issues here, there s theissue there are two issues here, there s the issue of trust in policing, but also the cultural issue, as damien touched on there, how are they going touched on there, how are they going to change what happens within the metropolitan police itself. ? just to remind you of a couple of the things that they are going to try and bring forward, they will try to publish a new strategy to target violence against women and girls, deploying 650 officers into areas where women feel particularly vulnerable, and also stepping up assurance patrols. we know that wayne couzens used his status and police equipment when he deceived sarah everard, and that will have an impact on public confidence. but that bit of advice that they gave at the end of this press release at the press release yesterday, it s astonishing that they said if y
are approached by a plainclothes officer who or someone claiming to be a plainclothes officer, you have the right to ask very searching questions. if you don t trust them, you can ask them who they are, you can ask them to radio back into the office, you can flag down a bus if you really think you are concerned. and i think that bit has received quite a lot of criticism, of course, but let s not forget that wayne couzens was a serving metropolitan police officer. so even in that circumstance, he was a police officer. there are a lot of issues here, there s also, in terms of public confidence and trust in the police, a big job for the metropolitan police here in terms of tackling this. it s an urgent issue very clearly, but i think we re going to see this taking some time to solve. ., going to see this taking some time to solve. . ., ~ going to see this taking some time to solve. . ., ,, , ., leroy logan is a former superintendent in the metropolitan
at the heart of this debate about improvements to policing, a woman who simply was trying to walk home. the force has faced numerous challenges in the met s 200 year history. restoring confidence in its officers among the biggest yet. megan patterson, bbc news. the prime minister urges the public to trust the police, but he acknowledges the government needs to get to the bottom of how a serving officer could kidnapped, rape and murder sarah everard. in his first interview since the sentencing of wayne couzens, borisjohnson said change was needed. . i wayne couzens, boris johnson said change was needed. . change was needed. . i think there ll be change was needed. . i think there ll be hundreds - change was needed. . i think there ll be hundreds of- change was needed. . i think there ll be hundreds of of. change was needed. . i think. there ll be hundreds of of police officers, let alone myself, up and down the country who will be absolutely heartsick by what has happened at the appa
in terms of the specifics, the prime minister reference to the whatsapp group as well. just your mind and explained to us because there is an investigation going on there? yes. investigation going on there? yes, the olice investigation going on there? yes, the police watchdog investigation going on there? use: the police watchdog are investigating a group of police officers. the allegation is they shared discriminatory messages on a whatsapp group, the messages were found during the investigation into the murder of sarah everard. it s believe the group included wayne couzens, but we don t believe he will be investigated. it doesn t feel, or it s understood that it would not further the interests of justice in the circumstances given he s serving a life service nap life sentence now. but they are being investigatorfor life sentence now. but they are being investigator for gross misconduct, there are five serving officers under investigation for disturbing these messages, and one for