As half its mounted officers face the axe, the cash-strapped Met is spunking £5.2 million a year on a 64-strong ‘woke’ taskforce. The Mail on Sunday has more.

The Metropolitan Police is committed to expanding its woke workforce despite slashing thousands of officers’ jobs as it grapples with a £250 million funding gap, according to data exclusively obtained by this newspaper under a Freedom of Information request.

The document also reveals the mind-boggling array of inclusivity projects in the force.

Among 63 events celebrated on a ‘diversity calendar’ are International Pronouns Day, Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness Day, Be Kind To Humankind Week and National Tsunami Awareness Week.

Read more: Fury as ‘Hard-Up’ Met Police Set to Splurge £5 Million a Year on 64-Strong Woke Taskforce… as Half of Its Mounted Officers Face Losing Their Jobs