News · 1 May 2026

Met Chief Writes to Green Leader Days Before Elections

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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has denied political interference after writing an open letter to Green Party leader Zack Polanski, days before local elections. Rowley accused Polanski of fuelling "rising tensions" by resharing a post claiming officers had "repeatedly and violently kicked a mentally ill man" while arresting the Golders Green attack suspect. Rowley insisted he was defending officers' operational confidence, not intervening politically.

By BriefTea Editorial · 1 May 2026 at 15:18

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