The Home Office called the messages 'vile and deplorable'
By Sima Kotecha and Hannah BarnesAn immigration official at the Home Office has been suspended after a BBC investigation revealed he had been posting racist content on WhatsApp.
Some of the posts reference the government's Rwanda policy, while others joke about recent flooding in Pakistan, which left almost 1,700 people dead. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also feature in several memes, alongside racist language.Several of the members of the WhatsApp group used to work for the Diplomatic Protection Group , a specialist operations branch of the Met that guards the Houses of Parliament and protects ministers.
It comes as a serving officer with the Met has also shared a racist image with Newsnight, which he says has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp in recent months. The image is too offensive to publish and involves a picture of black babies. "We expect the highest standards of our staff and have a zero tolerance approach to anyone displaying racist, homophobic, misogynist or discriminatory behaviour. Where we are made aware of such behaviour we will not hesitate to take decisive action."
"I have taken over as the leader of an organisation that has been far too weak in taking on those who undermine the honest and dedicated majority, who determinedly serve the public.
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