May turns the tables on Met after Damian Green sacking

Prime Minister calls for police leak to be investigated as Government shifts focus

Senior Met officials have condemned the conduct of two former officers
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Theresa May has called for information leaked by former Met police officers that led to the sacking of her close ally Damian Green to be “properly investigated”, prompting complaints from Labour that the Government is trying to shift the focus away from its own behaviour.

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