Frank Partridge found guilty of four counts of bribery including £7,000 luxury family holiday and tickets to exclusive events

A former Metropolitan police sergeant is facing jail for taking bribes, including a £7,000 luxury family holiday to Morocco and tickets to exclusive events, while policing London’s West End bars and nightclubs.

Frank Partridge, 50, was found guilty of four counts of bribery by a jury on Wednesday. Jurors found that while working in the Westminster licensing unit between 2013 and 2015, he accepted inducements including renovation of his home, a bespoke monogrammed £1,350 suit and concert tickets for his mother-in-law to see Metallica in Milan for her birthday.

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