The Metropolitan Police have awards available only for black officers, leading to claims the Met is ‘institutionally racist against white people’, GB News can reveal.
Met officers were sent an email ahead of Black History Month asking for nominations for officers “of Black heritage” who had shown leadership skills, displayed excellence or adversity in their job.
The email, seen by GB News, was sent by a Met Superintendent in the Culture, Diversity & Inclusion Directorate and outlines eight separate awards for “police officers, police staff and key community partners who have helped make the MPS [Metropolitan Police Service] a more inclusive place and/or have helped to break down barriers between the MPS and our Black communities”.
Kevin Hurley, a former Met Detective Chief Superintendent and head of Volume Crime, told GB News: “The Met should not hand out awards based on the colour of officer’s skins.”
“This is institutionally racist against white and non-Black officers who work just as hard as their ethnic minority colleagues and deserve equal recognition.”
“Where is the recognition system for the best thief taker of the year?
“What about an award for the street officer who has closed the most crack houses, or the crime teams that have convicted the most robbers?
“Where’s the award for the officer finding the most knives in stop and search?”
Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley
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A Met source said: “The Met justifies its obsession with DEI [Diversity, Equality and Inclusion] by saying that the more it appeals to “communities” the more it will be trusted and the better it will perform.”
“The fact that it keeps doing things like this and yet fails in its basic duties shows that its reasoning is completely wrong and DEI is in fact in opposition to the Met’s core tasks.”
“The sooner it realises that the sooner it can start to provide the police service London is crying out for.”
The Met’s eight awards for Black History Month include recognition for “an individual of Black heritage who has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills”, “an individual of Black heritage who consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty”, “an individual of Black heritage who has persevered through adversity” and “individuals of Black heritage, past or present… [who have] dedicated years of service to the Organisation and the community”.
There is also an award for “Black Arts & Culture” innovation, which will recognise “individuals who have brought innovative ideas to educate, raise awareness, inspire and/or drive positive culture change within our organisation and/or amongst the community”.
Fraser Myers, Deputy of Spiked magazine, told GB News: “While no one could object to hard-working officers receiving praise and due recognition, it should disturb us deeply that the Metropolitan Police would reserve certain awards for officers from specific racial backgrounds.”
“Officers are expected to uphold the law, and for the law to be just it must be blind to people’s immutable characteristics.”
“The Met’s two-tiered policing of protests have already done enormous damage to public trust. And this awards ceremony provides yet more confirmation of their woke bias.”
Officers are told to nominate their colleagues by the 16th of August ahead of Black History Month in October.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “The Met is proud to be an organisation that takes the time to celebrate its staff and their achievements.”
“Ahead of this year’s upcoming Black History Month we have asked for nominations to help us recognise and reward the police officers, police staff and key community partners who have helped make the Met a more inclusive place and/or have helped to break down barriers between the Met and our Black communities.”
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