Met Police

British capital's constabulary

The Met Police is the Metropolitan Police Service, the principal law enforcement agency for Greater London.

Commonly called the Met, it's the largest police force in the United Kingdom and one of the oldest modern police forces in the world.

The Met Police are investigating the stabbing.

The term appears primarily in British news and conversation.

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British domestic intelligence agency

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