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Susan Hall refuses to say whether Cressida Dick should still be Met Police chief

The Tory mayoral candidate criticised Sadiq Khan for the “utterly appalling” way in which he made clear his loss of confidence in Dame Cressida

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Firing process for Met chiefs must be more democratic, says City Hall committee

The London Assembly’s police and crime committee said it agreed with the idea that the Assembly should have say on whether Met chiefs can be sacked

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Dame Cressida Dick asked for £500,000 package when she quit as Met Police chief

Dame Cressida stepped down last February after reportedly being ‘intimidated’ into quitting

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Cressida Dick accused of trying to downplay Sarah Everard murder

Dame Cressida Dick has denied she complained to the then-PM about the Government response to the murder being ‘blown out of proportion’ and said she always sought to tackle violence women and girls

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Sadiq Khan implies former Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick was ‘lethargic, defensive and arrogant’

He said new Met chief Sir Mark Rowley will be the reforming commissioner London needs

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Sadiq Khan says New Met police chief Sir Mark Rowley must deliver changes to rebuild trust

The new Met Commissioner was on Monday told to deliver a “step change” in his force’s culture and effectiveness as Sadiq Khan warned that public trust in policing in the capital has plunged to a record low.

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Met Police must learn from ‘appalling mistakes’, says Priti Patel

She has called for a ‘transformation’ of the Met and a crackdown on violent crime in London

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Met must learn from ‘appalling mistakes’, Patel warns new commissioner

Sir Mark Rowley will take over as head of the force in the coming days.

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan ‘told Cressida Dick it was last-chance saloon’ ahead of her departure

Sir Tom Winsor’s highly anticipated report into Dame Cressida’s departure was published on Friday.

The Independent UK

Met Police chief Cressida Dick ‘may have breached professional standards’ over Daniel Morgan inquiry

Watchdog says no new avenues for criminal or disciplinary proceedings against any police officer over unsolved murder

The Independent UK

Pressure on Priti Patel over inquiry into resignation of London police chief

Exclusive: Labour MP demands removal of home secretary’s choice to lead probe

The Independent UK

Cressida Dick and top officers threatened with ‘assassination’

Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick

Evening Standard

Five Met officers involved in stop-and-search of sprinter Bianca Williams charged with gross misconduct

The police watchdog ordered disciplinary hearings into the stop of the athlete, then 27, and her partner Ricardo dos Santos

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Job advert for new Met Police commissioner demands ‘demonstrably more professional force’

Cressida Dick hit out at the politicisation of policing in a letter to Londoners as she left the role

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I don’t want to be Met police chief, says top female officer Louisa Rolfe

One of Scotland Yard’s most senior officers has ruled herself out of the race to become Met commissioner following Dame Cressida Dick’s departure.

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Sadiq Khan thanks Cressida Dick for her service on her last day after she quit following his criticism

Outgoing Met Police commissioner resigned after Sadiq Khan ‘lost confidence’ in her after string of scandals rocked the force

The Independent UK

Cressida Dick hits out at ‘politicisation of policing’ in parting shot as she leaves Metropolitan Police

Women’s campaginers criticise commissioner’s ‘letter to London’ after it hails achievements and fails to name Sarah Everard

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Outgoing Met chief blasts the ‘politicisation of policing’ as she leaves post

Dame Cressida Dick is coming to the end of her tenure as commissioner.

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Evening Standard Comment: As Dame Cressida departs, the new Metropolitan Police chief will have much to fix

In her final days as our Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick has issued a thinly veiled attack on Mayor Sadiq Khan for his handling of Scotland Yard. In an exclusive letter to London, published in today’s Standard, Dame Cressida suggests that the “current politicisation of policing is a threat…

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Sadiq Khan throws shade at Cressida Dick as she steps down ‘I lost confidence in her’

‘I’m not going to hide from the fact that I lost confidence in her,’ Mr Khan said

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Cressida Dick takes final swipe at Sadiq Khan as she leaves office criticising ‘politicisation of policing’

The Met Commissioner — forced to resign after clashing with Mr Khan — admitted that recent scandals meant Londoners were ‘let down’

Daily Mirror

Met Police boss Cressida Dick will get £165,000 payout when she leaves force

Dame Cressida Dick, who resigned as commissioner of the Metropolitan Police last month following the Party Gate scandal, will officially leave the force on April 10

The Independent UK

Dame Cressida Dick’s last day as Met Police Commissioner will be April 10

The Met boss quit in a surprise move last month.

Evening Standard

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick to leave post next week

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick’s last day on the job will come next weekend.

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Sir Stephen House ‘not fit to become Met Commissioner’, claims MP

An MP has written to Priti Patel claiming Sir Stephen House is “not fit” to become Scotland Yard’s interim Commissioner following Dame Cressida Dick’s departure.

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