Female officer described black colleagues as ‘cotton pickers’

A Met Police officer described colleagues as ‘cotton pickers’ during a conversation with a senior officer, a hearing was told. PC Mia Korell allegedly made the offensive comment while talking to Inspector Alistair Phillips while discussing racism within the Territorial Support Group (TSG). PC Korell allegedly referred to black officers who did not agree there was racism as ‘cotton pickers.’ The phrase has racial overtones, referring back to slavery in America. PC Korell, who joined the Met in 2015, was…