Sir Mark Rowley said he will not tolerate officers taking the knee or wearing rainbow flags on duty anymore
Britain’s most senior policeman has said his officers will not be allowed to express support for woke causes while on duty because it is essential they are impartial.
Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, made it clear that he will not tolerate officers taking the knee, flying rainbow flags or adorning their uniforms with badges that support environmental causes.
He described himself as “fairly narrow minded” on the issue and said the only acceptable additions to uniforms are remembrance poppies, Help for Heroes wristbands and the police memorial badge.
His comments signal that he will take a much harder line than his predecessor, Dame Cressida Dick, who was criticised for allowing officers to take the knee while policing Black Lives Matter protests and under whose watch officers danced and skateboarded with Extinction Rebellion activists.