Daniel Morgan: Met handling of murder ‘one of most devastating episodes’ in police force’s history, says Priti Patel
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The home secretary has condemned the handling of the murder of Daniel Morgan as “one of the most devastating episodes” in the history of the Metropolitan Police. Priti Patel has written to Met Commissioner Cressida Dick to demand answers after an independent panel accused the force of “institutional corruption”, following a £16m probe into the unsolved murder of the private detective. He wrote on Twitter that he had pressed for an inquiry into the murder at that stage but that a senior Home Office official had “argued we could not have one because ‘who knew where it would end up’ given historical corruption in the Met”. After the report’s publication, Ms Patel told MPs “Daniel Morgan deserved far far better than this”.
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