Meanwhile, on the issue of racism, Dame Cressida said: 'We have zero tolerance of racist behaviour within the Met. Meanwhile, Dame Cressida said she also cared 'deeply' about the investigation into Mr Lawrence's death. 'I don't want to hold out false hopes, but it seems to me extremely likely if you look forward, that at some stage we will not be in an inactive phase (of the investigation),' Dame Cressida said. Pictured: Dame Cressida with Doreen LawrenceShe said police carry out stop and searches in high violence areas to ensure knives were taken off the street, with 4,500 weapons removed last year. During the wide-ranging interview, Dame Cressida was also asked about the investigation surrounding American paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and the Duke of York's alleged involvement in the case.

Source: Daily Mail August 13, 2020 21:51 UTC