London police sent each other racist, sexist jokes, made light of Holocaust

London police sent each other “shocking” racist, sexist and homophobic messages, a watchdog says.

This included jokes making light of the Holocaust and the Auschwitz death camp.

The messages were exchanged on WhatsApp and Facebook by a now-disbanded Westminster police unit between 2016 and 2018, says a report by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

They made multiple references to sexual violence, including “I would happily rape you,” while in another discussion an officer said he hit his girlfriend as “it makes them love you more.”

One police officer repeatedly boasted about having sex with a prostitute he met through work, while another was referred to as “mcrapey raperson” after he was rumored to have brought a woman to a police station for sex.

In one comment, an officer said: “Opened my balcony door and loads of flies flew into the front room. So I got the fly spray and turned my gaff into Auschwitz.”

The messages include the use of homophobic and racist language. There were also references to so-called Muslim “fanatics” and the use of offensive terms for disabled people.

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says he is “utterly disgusted” by the police behavior detailed in the report.

“It is right that the team concerned has been disbanded and the police officers found to be involved have been dismissed, disciplined or have left the police,” he says.

“Anyone found to be responsible for sexism, racism, misogyny, Islamophobia, antisemitism, bullying or harassment does not deserve to wear the Met uniform and must be rooted out,” Khan says, referring to the Metropolitan Police working in the London area.