Metropolitan Police
'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021
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'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021
The 200-year-old law remains in operation and criminalising rough sleepers despite a Tory promise to scrap it
Met may have apologised for destroying homeless man's tent – but new laws could see it happen more
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Met may have apologised for destroying homeless man's tent – but new laws could see it happen more
Coronation protests: Thousands set to demonstrate despite Met police warnings
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Coronation protests: Thousands set to demonstrate despite Met police warnings
Should we break up the Met? We asked experts what comes next after the Casey Review
Should we break up the Met? We asked experts what comes next after the Casey Review
Tory MP calls for Met Police whistleblowers’ charter after damning Casey Report
Tory MP calls for Met Police whistleblowers’ charter after damning Casey Report
Police clash with protesters at Million Mask March
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