Major review amid police race row

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced a nationwide assessment of how ethnic minorities are treated by the police as the race row surrounding the Metropolitan force continues.

Police minister Vernon Coaker will carry out a rapid, two-week examination of the recruitment and promotion prospects of minorities, Ms Smith said.

The move follows London mayor Boris Johnson's launch of an inquiry in to racism in the Met and the Metropolitan Black Police Association's(MetBPA) pledge to discourage minorities from working there.

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