There are fears that the reputation of the police and the safety of the capital are hanging in the balance, following the launch of an investigation into police corruption, and the resignation of leading members of the Metropolitan Police.

Peter Neyroud, a former chief constable and now a researcher at Cambridge University, looks at why Britain is "a little bit less safe" after the resignations.

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