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Sir Steve House says Sadiq Khan did not follow ‘due process’ but mayor’s office denies accusatoin

Dame Cressida sent a letter outlining how she would meet the mayor’s demands on February 4, reports state

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Confidence in force fell sharply during past five years, with 68% saying Met did a good job in 2017

There was something that didn’t quite stack up about Dame Cressida Dick’s departure last week. The first-ever female Met Commissioner resigned a few hours after Sadiq Khan told her she’d lost his confidence, without even bothering to include the Home Secretary in the conversation.

Probe into The Prince’s Foundation comes following reports offers of financial help were made to secure honours and citizenship for Saudi national

The next Met Commissioner is unlikely to be in place for months despite pressure for swift reform of the force in the wake of a series of scandals, it emerged on Wednesday.

Mina Smallman, whose two daughters were murdered in June 2020, said Cressida Dick had been ‘ineffectual’ in tackling problems in the force’s culture.

Trust in policing has been badly dented, but by holding chiefs accountable we can develop an anti-racist police service, says Abimbola Johnson, chair of the independent scrutiny and oversight board on the police’s action plan on inclusion and race