Met chief accepts mistakes made over Simon Levy but defends investigation into murders

BBC News Thursday 13 August 2026, 10:19 UTC 1 min read

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Critics - including Labour MP Jess Phillips - have accused the Met of overlooking the first murder carried out by Levy.

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