Reading the Telegraph Article
"Colin Wingrove, a Scotland Yard commander, said it had been “…a means for our LGBT+ staff network to discuss trans and non-binary issues, thereby exercising their right to freedom of expression.
At the same time, he insisted, “The MPS recognises that people with gender-critical views are entitled to hold and express those views.”
Wingrove rejected the claim that there had been a breach of the police Code of Ethics, saying that a review by the force had already concluded that “independent members of the public” who spoke at the trans event were not subject to this code."
But shouldn't they be expressing these views outside work hours?
For comparison, I can understand why the police would speak to both pro-Palestinian and Jewish groups about policing of protests, but I wouldn't expect them to invite either group to express their political views at a police sponsored event.