The force said although rooting out corruption will "take time" they are "determined and relentless" to do so.

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Metropolitan Police officers nicknamed a colleague "the rapist" and celebrated when women dropped their complaints against members of the force, a whistleblower has claimed. In a new ITV documentary, the whistleblower, who has since left the force, also alleges that a colleague joked to her about the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard. The woman claimed her superintendent told officers to go on social media and "delete everything you think could be reported" in the wake of the case involving former officer Wayne Couzens.

'Women & The Police: The Inside Story' will look into the culture of misogyny in the UK's police departments.

In the documentary, the woman, who gave the pseudonym Rachel, told how she worked for a unit investigating serious sexual offences, where a colleague was known as “the rapist”.

She claimed one officer even made a joke about Sarah Everard's body.

Wayne Couzens is currently serving a life sentence for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard in 2021.

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The whistleblower claims officers would give a "thumbs up" after speaking with a victim who decided not to proceed with their complaints.

Baroness Casey of Blackstock, who is conducting a review of the Met's standards, told the documentary her team had looked into 18,000 allegations of misconduct.

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