Ministers committed to ending rough sleeping by the end of this year. An inquiry into how a serving metropolitan Police Officer was able to abduct and kill Sarah Everard has concluded he remained on the force because of failures in recruitment and vetting. The inquiry said red flags were missed at the three Different Police forces where Wayne Couzens served over several years. He was off duty when he kidnapped the 33 year old in march 2021. He is now serving a whole Life Sentence for rape and murder. Her killing by a serving Police Officer prompted a widespread outpouring of anger and grief and sparked demonstrations over concern for the safety of women. The chair of the inquiry said that without a radical overhaul of Police Vetting and recruitment there is nothing to stop another Wayne Couzens operating in plain sight. We are expecting the full Police Response shortly but we have heard an Opening Statement from Chief Constable Gavin Stevens who said the harrowing murder of Sarah Evera
There looking at our own insider threat. There is looking at our own insider threat. There is still so much to do in policing there is still so much to do in policing and across society. I would like to policing and across society. I would like to finish by talking directly and speaking directly to women, you will be and speaking directly to women, you will be right to be angry today, about will be right to be angry today, about what you are reading and hearing about what you are reading and hearing i about what you are reading and hearing. I want to stress that policing hearing. I want to stress that policing is hearing. I want to stress that policing is taking this seriously. Ptease policing is taking this seriously. Please do policing is taking this seriously. Please do come forward and seek help and support please do come forward and seek help and support if you need it. Thank ou. We and support if you need it. Thank yom we will and support if you need it. Thank you. We will now an
The false guise of an arrest. The chair of the inquiry into his conduct and background, says without a radical overhaul of Police Vetting and recruitment, theres nothing to stop another couzens operating in plain sight. June kelly reports. He was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform. A criminal with state sanctioned powers. Wayne couzens should never have been allowed to become a police officer, and Continualflawed Vetting meant he was able to stay in his role despite a series of red flags. These are among the stark conclusions of todays inquiry report into couzens. It examined his career, his behaviour and the way he was vetted. The metropolitan Police Service told the inquiry in 2022 that it still have recruited him if provided with the same information. I found this astonishing. Now is the time for change. Without a significant overhaul, there is nothing to stop another Wayne Couzens operating in plain sight. The report described how in 2004 and 2008, kent police turned down
tool. literally, vital. we cannot hope to get weapons off our street without it. of course, it must be used skilfully, responsibly, and proportionately. as is true of every power with which we invest the police. but, it would be a tragic mistake to conclude that stop and search is too controversial to use extensively. or, that it cannot be is effectively with sensible safeguards. suggestions that it is a means of victimising young black men haveit means of victimising young black men have it precisely the wrong way around, mr speaker. the facts are, that young black man are proportionately likely to be victims of violent crimes. they are the ones most in need back disproportionately. this is about saving the lives of young black men. being stopped and searched while carrying a weapon can stop someone from whatever background from making a terrible mistake they can never undo. sometimes, we lose sight of this point in debating stop and search. black people account for aroun
the first leg of their champions league semi final. city are top of the premeir league, they have an fa cup final to come injune and are three games away from lifting the only trophy that s so far eluded pep guardiola during his time at the etihad. olly foster reports from madrid. they ve been here before almost exactly a year ago when real madrid knocked them out at the same stage. that was one of the most extraordinary matches in the history of the champions league, the spaniards with injury time goals and an extra time winner, but manchester city and their manager come armed this time. we have haaland. best striker in the world. that s what s different. he will get two, we . are going to win 4 0. is your voice going to hold out until the match? i don t think so, no! nobody has made such an impact on the english game in their debut season 51 goals and counting, the striking viking keeping city ahead in the title race. tonight, he leads the line against the european cham