Britain’s largest police force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic, a damning review has found.

The Metropolitan Police failed to protect the public from police officers who abuse women, organisational changes have put women and children at greater risk, and female officers and staff routinely experience sexism, the report said.

There are racist officers and staff in the force and a "deep-seated homophobia" exists in the organisation, it found.

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