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London Bridge terror attack cop sacked over 'offensive' texts

One of the first police officers on the scene of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack has been sacked for gross misconduct for his use of the word "pikey" in messages about Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller people.

In one WhatsApp message, Detective Constable Mark Luker of British Transport Police used the term "dags". He was referencing a scene from the Guy Ritchie film Snatch in which Stephen Graham's character struggles to understand Brad Pitt's character's accent when he mentions dogs, the misconduct panel heard.

In another message Mr Luker referred to "scrap metal, lead roofing and cable.

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