The London Assembly meets to discuss changes since Baroness Casey condemned the force in her report.
The deputy mayor said change "is going to take a long time" because "we are only one year in"London's deputy mayor for policing and crime said "not enough" progress had been made to change the Metropolitan Police's culture and standards.The meeting heard concerns about continuing issues in the force, but deputy mayor Sophie Linden said change would "take a long time".
He said many candidates from ethnic minorities had seemingly failed to pass vetting, but it was "telling that somebody like Wayne Couzens was assessed as being fit". He added that he had gathered a number of examples in recent weeks where officers who raised issues "are side-lined; they're not believed".Baroness Casey's report also said a "boys' club" culture was rife in the force and it was misogynist and homophobic, and there had been a systemic failure to root out discriminatory and bullying behaviour.
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