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She claimed senior officers had prioritised the force’s reputation over the public interest. But Met boss Dame Cressida Dick yesterday described that as “bordering on offensive”.

Baroness O’Loan’s report last month into the killing of Daniel Morgan called the Met “institutionally corrupt”.

The father-of-two was murdered with an axe outside the Golden Lion pub, in Sydenham, south London.

Four police investigations have failed to find his killer.

The report said: “Concealing or denying failings, for the sake of the organisation’s public image, is dishonesty…and constitutes a form of institutional corruption.”

The peer, who led an independent inquiry into the scandal, called reaction from Met chiefs “most disappointing”.

She told the London Assembly police and crime committee that statements by Dame Cressida and others “illustrate exactly the problem”.

Senior officers “continued to lack candour” and Baroness O’Loan added that “incompetence and corrupt acts” hampered all the investigations.

She added: “The Met…has not responded honestly to the public and to [his] family.

“The Metropolitan Police has placed concern for its reputation above the public interest. This is a betrayal of the family, and it’s also a betrayal of the public and of good, honest officers. It will diminish trust.”

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