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Susanna Reid 'frightened' by Met Police report

Speaking to Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley on GMB, Susanna Reid admitted she was frightened by the recent review into policing that said 'rape may as well be legal in London' due to the low detection rate in the capital.

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Video transcript

SUSANNA REID: There is another issue about the way that victims of rape and domestic violence are made to feel like an inconvenience, partly because officers are overworked and don't have experience. And in the report, one officer said, if you look at our performance around rape, serious sexual offenses, the detection rate is so low you may as well say it's legal in London. And honestly, as I read that, Sir Mark Rowley, I actually feel frightened because that sort of message going out is not, I don't think, a helpful one to women in London.

MARK ROWLEY: I agree.

SUSANNA REID: What can you say today to reassure women in London who are at risk?