Rowley criticises behaviour of Met officers, but defends his position as chiefpublished at 14:14 BST 2 October
Nabiha Ahmed
Live reporter
Met Police chief Mark Rowley says Panorama's findings are 'horrific'
Today, we saw Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley both criticise and defend.
He made clear that the behaviour of Met officers - exposed in a BBC Panorama investigation last night - was "completely reprehensible".
Rowley has suspended officers in light of the evidence, and says officers are on "a likely path to dismissal".
That said, he defended his position as Met chief and insisted the force were "here to protect".
Londoners may not be so sure, according to the city's mayor Sadiq Khan. Today, he raised concerns that the city's people will be reluctant to report a crime.
But Khan says the commissioner has his “full confidence,” with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer saying Rowley’s response needs to be “very robust.”
We're ending our live coverage now. You can find all the key findings from Panorama's secret filming of Met Police officers here.
You can also watch the full programme on the BBC iPlayer and it will be repeated at 21:00 BST tonight.