Six former Met Police officers charged with sending racist messages

Some of the racist messages shared in the chat were allegedly about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, according to the BBC

The charges come after a BBC Newsnight investigation in October last year (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Six former Metropolitan Police officers have been charged with sending grossly offensive racist messages on WhatsApp, the force said.

The charges come after a BBC Newsnight investigation in October last year which prompted a probe by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.