One of the country’s most senior policemen has admitted his force is recruiting unsuitable officers in its drive to be politically correct.
Dyslexics, the physically disabled and those with religious beliefs which affect their work are apparently being given jobs – even though they are unable to fulfil their role.
Steve Roberts, a deputy assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard, said there was a ‘whole cohort’ of inadequate officers coming into the London force because the force had ’shied away’ from tackling the issue.
His comments in the magazine Police Review follow a series of embarrassments for the Metropolitan Police in recent months.
PC Alexander Omar Basha, a Muslim officer, provoked a political storm last year when he was excused from guarding the Israeli embassy on ‘moral grounds’ after he expressed concerns over the bombing of Lebanon.




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