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, wayne couzens, didn't just turn out to the officer concerned, wayne couzens, didn'tjust turn out toall these things build up, and it's all these things that were again kept in—house, there was no proper investigation stop and they seemed to close ranks — this is the play that the met has done for years. we saw that with the death of stephen lawrence and how that incompetent investigation and inquiry. i understand there is a need for inquiry, but there needs to be some drastic changes, and i really believe, and i don't say this lightly, but there needs to be a change from the top. because this has happened under the watch of cressida dick, and i don't think she's in a position to really make changes. the necessary changes in the here and now. qm. changes. the necessary changes in the here and now.— changes. the necessary changes in the here and now. 0k, cressida dick is one issue. — the here and now. 0k, cressida dick is one issue, and _ the here and now. 0k, cressida dick is one issue, and lots _ the here and now. 0k, cressida dick is one issue, and lots of _ the here and now. 0k, c

she described wayne couzens, who's been sentenced to life in prison, as a monster.ticised protesters who have recently caused motorway disruption and says courts will get new is to prevent some people from travelling to protest. —— will get new powers. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. this conference has mostly focused on the conservatives' direction of travel with very few specific policy announcements. today that'll change. the prime minister tried to drive home his green credentials, promising to tackle climate change for future and indeed promising to tackle climate change forfuture and indeed passed generations. when it comes to those protesting against what they see as slow progress, there will be a clamp—down. the home secretary announced new laws aimed at stopping disruption. we announced new laws aimed at stopping disru tion. ~ . ., , disruption. we will increase the maximum _ disruption. we will increase the maximum penalties _ disruption. we will increase the maximum penalties for - disruption. we will increase the i maximum penalties for

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the officer, wayne couzens, will spend the rest of his life in prison.card and handcuffs in the attack on sarah everard. daniel sandford has more. wayne couzens, the police officer turned killer who has so damaged public trust, today beginning the life sentence in prison from which he will never be released. his abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard, using his police warrant card and handcuffs, risks undermining confidence in officers right across the uk. i think it's very important that people should have confidence in policing and what the police do. and i do, let me stress that. but what i want to do is to use this moment to make sure that we deal with what i think is a huge and justified feeling, by millions of people up and down the country, and i'm afraid overwhelmingly women, that their complaints and their anxieties are not taken seriously enough by the police. the wider problem is illustrated by a whatsapp group in which wayne couzens swapped misogynistic messages with officers from the metropolitan police, the civil nuclear constabulary a

lastly, wayne couzens was sentenced to a whole lifetime in prison.ondent has this report. so many questions after sarah everard's murder. how could wayne couzens be a police officer? why wasn't he stopped earlier? why are women still not safe? nearly a week after we learned the full distressing details of what a police officer did to sarah everard, there will now be a wide—ranging inquiry. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. applause i can confirm today that there will be an inquiry to give the independent oversight needed to ensure that something like this can never happen again. the first part will look at couzens, his previous behaviour and any opportunities missed to stop him. the second part will examine policing, looking at vetting, how police investigate themselves and their behaviour, but the inquiry won't have the power to demand witnesses and evidence. but ministers promise that will change if needed. it's not sta

her force had failed to link wayne couzens to at least two incidents of indecent exposure, one beforethree days before he killed sarah everard. women who now feel concerned when stopped by officers are being advised to ask to speak to the control room on the police radio, and, if still concerned, just run, but labour want to hear more on what the police will be doing. what we need right now is clear communication to women, who are particularly concerned not about what they have to do differently but what the police are going to do to reassure them about the way that they're going to police this situation. she's ready to take action, to do the right thing. and while the force has been celebrating 100 years of women in policing, some former officers have said misogyny, contempt for women, is widespread, and people are afraid to report it. there are some people who challenge, and they become marginalised, and they become almost like the pariahs of the team. that needs to stop. that's why i talk about, there needs to be the support network, and those officers need to be actively encourage

but there were two allegations against wayne couzens. how is it robust? fine wayne couzens. but i think the public hopefully can have confidence that if they feel the need to make a complaint against a police officer, that that complaint is taken seriously by the force, that they have an independent organisation that they can go to if they don't get a satisfactory answer from the first about that complaint. but it's worth remembering that while this is a dreadful event and obviously has devastating applications, all those thousands of police officers out there need to be able to rely on a proportionate and fair system of complaints, given that we asked them to put themselves in confrontational and difficult situations on a daily basis, from which complaints often emanate... i think... iagree, we which complaints often emanate... i think... i agree, we are which complaints often emanate... i think... iagree, we are not think... i agree, we are not criticising what police officers do and the work that they do, but we are examining the system. at the head of this system is dame

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last week wayne couzens was sentenced to a whole life term in prison.ur special correspondent lucy manning has this report. so so many questions after sarah everard's murder. how could wayne couzens be a police officer? why wasn't he stopped earlier? why are women still not safe? nearly a week after, we learned the full distressing details of what a police officer did to sarah everard, there will now be a wide—ranging inquiry. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. applause i can confirm today that there will be an inquiry to give the independent oversight needed to ensure that something like this can never happen again. the ensure that something like this can never happen again.— never happen again. the first part will look at _ never happen again. the first part will look at cousins _ never happen again. the first part will look at cousins macro, - never happen again. the first part will look at cousins macro, his - will look a

wayne couzens pretended to arrest her in london in march during a covert lockdown., kidnapped her and then raped and killed her. herfamily were in court watching as he was sentenced. 0ur watching as he was sentenced. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. sarah everard was, thejudge said, simply walking home. for herfamily, nothing can make things better, nothing can bring sarah back, they said, but the rapist, murderer, policeman will never be released — and herfamily said that brings some relief. this moment, using his position of trust and privilege as a police officer to falsely arrest the 33—year—old, his arm out holding his warrant card, his use of handcuffs, persuaded thejudge he should die in prison. the misuse of a police role to murder a lone victim needed the greatest punishment. in the dock, couzens, as he had done throughout, kept his head down. he started shaking as thejudge sentenced him, with sarah's family looking on. lord justice fulford told wayne couzens, "you kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, having long planned a violent sex

there will be two strands, one surrounding wayne couzens . policing.surrounding wayne couzens and everything he did and how he was able to continue to be employed when in a previousjob he had been known as the rapist, but also the wider questions of as you are just hearing from the last guest, alleged misogyny and institutionalised misogyny and institutionalised misogyny within the police force, do you believe that exists within the i do not. i believe misogyny exists in the society and the place is a representation of society. in policing we have very clear standards of behaviour, we have a code of ethics for the way police officers should behave so i think what is important is when people fail to reach those standards, which sadly they will do, it is really important that those issues are dealt with appropriately and that's why i think the elements that undoubtedly will get picked up not only in the work we are doing but also in the inquiry will be looking at those and how professional standards issues are dealt with. ethic it's really incumbent on m

but the question now facing the met is, could and should her a killer wayne couzens have been stoppeder? i recognise that for some people a precious bond of trust has been damaged. there are no words that can fully express the fury and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to sarah. i am so sorry. so resign, then! she didn't respond to questions about whether she should resign. this was the moment couzens falsely arrested sarah everard in south london in march. his arm outstretched, holding his warrant card. he'd go on to rape and murder her, her body dumped in woodland in kent. but back in 2015 a car owned by couzens was linked to an allegation of indecent exposure. this wasn't picked up by police vetting. and 72 hours before the kidnap, there was another allegation of indecent exposure. we'll be pushing ministers and the home secretary to have a look at exactly what is going wrong in the vetting processes, in the reporting processes, in the scrutiny of police officers, and how that gets done. the met says it will shortly publish a new strategy for tackling violen

last week wayne couzens was sentenced to a whole life term in prison.ur special correspondent lucy manning has this report. so many questions after sarah everard's murder — how could wayne couzens be a police officer? why wasn't he stopped earlier? why are women still not safe? nearly a week after we learned the full distressing details of what a police officer did to sarah everard, there will now be a wide—ranging inquiry. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. applause i can confirm today that there will be an inquiry, to give the independent oversight needed to ensure that something like this can never happen again. the first part will look at couzens, his previous behaviour, and any opportunities missed to stop him. the second part will examine policing, looking at vetting how police investigate themselves and their behaviour, but the inquiry won't have the power to demand witnesses and evidence — but ministers promise that w

it's emerged wayne couzens, now jailed for life, was believed to be on a whatsapp group

wayne couzens, the police officer turned killer who has so damaged public trust, today beginning thesentence in prison from which he will never be released. his abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard, using his police warrant card and handcuffs, risks undermining confidence in officers right across the uk. i think it's very important that people should have confidence in policing and what the police do. and i do, let me stress that. but what i want to do is to use this moment to make sure that we deal with what i think is a huge and justified feeling, by millions of people up and down the country, and i'm afraid overwhelmingly women, that their complaints and their anxieties are not taken seriously enough by the police. the wider problem is illustrated by a whatsapp group in which wayne couzens swapped misogynistic messages with officers from the metropolitan police, the civil nuclear constabulary and the norfolk constabulary. all are being investigated for gross misconduct. two of the met officers face a criminal investigation for allegedly sending grossly offensive messages. i

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wayne couzens used his police warrant card to falsely arrest and kidnap sarah.ise in police personnel facing allegations of abusing their roles for sexual gain. one woman, here played by an actor, told the bbc�*s newsnight how she reported to the police that someone was threatening to post explicit images of her on the internet. an officer made contact. i got a whatsapp message from him saying, "can you send the videos over here?" so i thought i was sending the videos and messages and everything to the police. in reality, the officer had closed the case and they were for his personal viewing. the officer was sacked from devon and cornwall police after a misconduct hearing. figures today from the police watchdog, the iopc, show that over the past three years in disciplinary hearings, 63 police personnel from forces across england and wales have been found guilty of abusing their positions for sexual purposes. 29 have been sacked and ten resigned prior to their hearings. six cases led to criminal conviction. the most serious we have, serious sexual offending and a

she and herforce have been rocked by wayne couzens' crimes, and are now promising to restore trust, in murdered a lone female, sarah everard. you were his ultimate boss. it was on your watch. why won't you resign? these events have been absolutely dreadful. they have made everybody in the met furious. and we depend on public trust, so today, i am announcing that we will be doing a review that will be led by a high profile independent person, and the review will look at our internal culture and our professional standards. some would say that is not enough, that you need to go, did you offer to resign? people will be entitled to their opinion. i've got a job to do, i'm getting on with it. myjob now is to lead the met through difficult times. couzens, seen here the night that he murdered sarah, buying things to use in the attack. but could he have been stopped days earlier in the met were investigating two incidents of indecent exposure? we have an independent office of police conduct investigation. there is one thing i do want to say, which is, as far as i am aware, and this needs to be

what more is known about this whatsapp group that wayne couzens is thought to have been part of? thought to have been part of? ti 3 is under investigation by the police watchdog, it is quite a serious incident because there are five officers who are under investigation as part of this. not all of them are in the metropolitan police. our understanding is the content was misogynist in nature so i think you can draw your own conclusions about the types of messages or images being shared. this is being characterised as potential gross misconduct, so it could be a very serious incident, but it will take time before we get an announcement from the watchdog about whether or not this will lead to disciplinary proceedings here. it is worth stressing that couzens will not face any kind of investigation in relation to that, it is a waste of time given he is in prison for life. the interesting thing about that is while senior police chiefs are in a complete state of existential angst at the moment about what this means for policing and trust in policing, particularly when you take into accou

she described wayne couzens, who has been sentenced to life in prison, as a monster.onfidence in the police. such today she wanted to demonstrate that she did notjust check concerns about violence against women, but would act on them, and that there would be an independent enquiry into how wayne couzens have been able to abuse his position as a police officer. i sagt position as a police officer. i say this is home _ position as a police officer. i say this is home secretary, - position as a police officer. i say this is home secretary, but - position as a police officer. i 3: this is home secretary, but also position as a police officer. i 3<1: this is home secretary, but also as a woman. it is appalling that a service police officer —— serving police officer was able to abuse his position of power, authority and trust to commit such a horrific crime. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a serving police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. the enquiry will look at wayne couzens' contac

how could wayne couzens be a police officer? why wasn't he stopped earlier?d the full distressing details of what a police officer did to sarah everard, there will now be a wide—ranging inquiry. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. applause i can confirm today that there will be an inquiry to give the independent oversight needed to ensure that something like this can never happen again. the first part will look at couzens, his previous behaviour and any opportunities missed to stop him. the second part will examine policing, looking at vetting, how police investigate themselves and their behaviour, but the inquiry won't have the power to demand witnesses and evidence. but ministers promise that will change if needed. it's not statutory, it's notjudge—led, both of which we think it needs to be. and it can'tjust be about wayne couzens, it's got to be about the entire aspect of the case and also about women's treatment by the met. hell

was accused 'ust exposure, wayne couzens was accused just in _ exposure, wayne couzens was accused justty. he is, as you say, a police constable in the metropolitan police serving in the parliamentary and protection command, so in the houses of parliament, but currently suspended from duty. the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, has said she is deeply concerned that such a serious offence should be associated with a serving police officer. she said she understood the public would be concerned as well. david carrick bowed his head as he was remanded in custody by the sitting magistrate, and he will appear in court again at the beginning of next month. a bbc investigation has discovered how a major conservative party donor, was involved in one of europe's biggest corruption scandals. leaked documents reveal how mohamed amersi, who's given half—a—million pounds to the conservatives, worked on a series of controversial deals for a swedish telecoms company. the swedish company was later fined almost a billion dollars for bribery. mr amersi denies any wrongdoing. the bbc wo

wayne couzens kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard.and in kent. cars registered to him had previously been linked to two allegations of indecent exposure, but he wasn�*t identified as a potential sex offender. it�*s claimed couzens also used a whatsapp group to swap misogynistic messages with officers from the metropolitan police, the civil nuclear constabulary and the norfolk constabulary. we�*ve also got to address the issues going on within the police force, and you�*ll have seen this stuff about the officers on the whatsapp group. we�*ve got to come down very hard on them. the home secretary says the police must raise the bar by taking harassment and flashing more seriously. priti patel told the telegraph, they should not be considered low level crimes. the met says it�*s putting more officers in places where people feel unsafe. we're absolutely committed to tackling violence against women and girls. that is going to be our focus. it is one of our priorities. so you will see us out on patrol in hot spots. but there are calls for mo

when wayne couzens kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, he was a serving metropolitan policeinto a car he had hired by showing her his warrant card and falsely arresting her. after he was sent to prison for life, the met commissioner spoke outside the old bailey. this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. i absolutely know that there are those who feel their trust in us is shaken. police forces across the country are now looking at ways to reassure the public and restore trust. the metropolitan police said people stopped by a lone plain—clothes officer should challenge their legitimacy, but many wonder why it should be up to the public to ask the questions. police scotland has now issued new advice for its force. under the new process, if a lone officer approaches a member of the public, they will proactively offer an identity check. the officer's personal radio will be put on loudspeaker, allowing control room staff to confirm they are who they say they are. and if a lone officer becomes involved in an incident, they wil

former police officer wayne couzens will spend the rest of his life in prison for kidnapping, raping,— motor. in an e—mailto mps we murdering her —— motor. in an e—mail to mps we met said it was part of a big and troubling picture. simonjones reports. sarah everard was described as much loved. the question is should have killed have been stopped much earlier? share stopped much earlier? are recognised _ stopped much earlier? are recognised for _ stopped much earlier? fife: recognised for some people stopped much earlier? 22 recognised for some people are precious bond of trust has been damaged. there are no words that can fully express the fury and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to sarah. i am so sorry. she didn't respond _ to sarah. i am so sorry. she didn't respond to _ to sarah. i am so sorry. she didn't respond to questions about whether she should resign. this was a moment wayne couzens falsely arrested sarah everard in march, his arm out stressed that mega outstretched, holding his wan chai, he would go on to rape and murder her, her body dumped in wood

wayne couzens pretended to arrest her in march, kidnapped her, and then raped and killed her.y was in court watching as he was sentenced. our correspondent has more. >> sarah everard, was, as the judge said, simply walking home. for her family, nothing can make things better, nothing can bring sarah back. but the rapist, murderer policeman will never be released, and heramily said that brings some relief. this moment, using his position of trust and privilege as a police officer to falsely arrest the 33-year-old, his arm holding out his warrant card, his use of handcuffs persuaded the judge he should die in prison. the misuse of a police role to murder a victim needed the greatest punishment. in the dark, couzens, as he had ne throughout, kept his head down. he started shaking as the judge sentenced him, with sarah's family looking on. you kidnapped, raped, and murdered sarah everard, having long planned a violent sexual assault. you have eroded the confidence the public is entitled to have in its police forces. you have considerably added to the insecurity felt by people, per

home affairs select committee, so you have an interest in what happened at the old bailey, where wayne couzensentenced to a whole life sentence for the murder of sarah everard and the troubling aspect of the case for everyone is that he was a serving police officer, with access to all the tools that that gives you and you had to see like kind of... the shock and the disappointment that was etched on the face of the met police commissioner cressida dick. i recognise for some people a precious bond of trust has been damaged. our dedication to you, our public, remains undiminished. as commissioner, i will do everything in my power to ensure we learn any lessons. there are no words that can fully express... the fury... and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to sarah. i am so sorry. laura, i don't know i can remember a senior police officer having a reaction like that. i am not sure either, but i'm not sure if there has been a case of this kind that has so affected people and in such a troubling, terrible way that involves notjust appalling crimes, but deception and... there

wayne couzens handcuffed sarah everard in march on the pretext she had broken coronavirus lockdown rules. i can't carry on like this. i just cannot carry on, my life just isn't worth living, quite frankly. across the uk, millions of people are waiting for hospital treatment as health services struggle to clear the growing backlog caused by the pandemic. all the time, one after another, the phone never stops in the morning. paul speaking, how can i help you? the delays are having a profound impact on people. it's basically ruined - my life at the moment. the government has committed billions to beating the backlog. but is it enough? we can expect the waiting list to continue to grow and the people who are waiting, unfortunately, being asked to wait longer. we meet some of the patients turning their backs on the nhs to go private. £7,000 is not a light amount of money. we, as a family, we don't have that type of money. ifeel like i'm begging for money, but i don't have a choice. i need the nurse to confirm that so let me get you a call back. it's early morning in this north london gp surge

lord justice fulford told wayne couzens, "you kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, having longnt sexual assault. you have eroded the confidence the public is entitled to have in its police forces. you have considerately added to the insecurity felt by people, perhaps particularly women. i have seen no evidence of genuine contrition." thejudge condemned his lies. his behaviour, calmly buying snacks after raping and murdering sarah and coolly letting his children play in the woods where he'd dumped her remains. should the police not have detected a murderer in their ranks? they admit they missed a check when vetting him that could have linked him to one of three indecent exposure allegations. how can women regain trust in the police now? this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. i absolutely know that there are those who feel their trust in us is shaken. there are no words that can fully express the fury and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to sarah. i am so sorry. no response to questions about whet