Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has branded the revelations “shocking”, adding that Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley “needs to be very robust in his response”. Sir Mark has issued an apology for the “reprehensible and completely unacceptable” behaviour. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAnother officer was filmed bragging about breaking tendons in suspects’ fingers if they refuse to be fingerprinted. Sir Mark Rowley said he is “truly sorry” for the officers’ behaviour and pledged that any wrongdoers would be sacked within weeks, but signalled he would not resign over the scandal. Sir Mark has been backed by Sir Sadiq, who said he has confidence in the commissioner’s efforts to kick wrongdoers out of the Met.