Met Police chief accused of making ‘thinly veiled threat’ to senior officers over job cuts

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The Metropolitan Police Federation has accused commissioner Sir Mark Rowley of making a “thinly veiled threat” over jobs after he reportedly launched a voluntary exit pay-off for senior ranks.

The i Paper reported the plan was suggested in a letter from Sir Mark to officers between the ranks of chief inspector and chief superintendent earlier this week.

Sir Mark said in the letter that he wanted to provide an “exit route” for senior staff who are “not up for the challenge” of his planned overhaul of Britain’s largest police force, the newspaper reported.

The move drew