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Cressida Dick resignation too late by 11 months, campaigner says

Jamie Klingler, of campaign group Reclaim These Streets, said the Met commissioner should have resigned earlier.

The Independent UK

Brother of Stephen Lawrence says Cressida Dick's resignation was 'needed'

Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick quit yesterday following a string of scandals in the force and accusations of a toxic working culture

Daily Mirror

How long was Cressida Dick Met Police chief for and who could replace her as she resigns?

The Metropolitan Police force is in need of a new leader following the resignation of Dame Cressida Dick - so how long has she been in the job and who could replace her?

Daily Mirror

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Who is Cressida Dick's partner as first LGBT Metropolitan Police Commissioner resigns

Dame Cressida Dick is the first openly gay Commissioner of the Met Police, as well as the first woman. Her appointment was significant, but a loss of confidence means she is now stepping down

Daily Mirror

Dame Cressida profile: First female and openly gay Met head dogged by criticism over force’s standards

Her resignation comes less than six months after her contract was extended by two years

Evening Standard

Dame Cressida Dick’s Metropolitan Police resignation statement, in full

Dame Cressida Dick resigned as Commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police service on Thursday night.

Evening Standard

Mayor faces backlash over ousting of Scotland Yard chief Cressida Dick

Dame Cressida’s departure leave a ‘void’ at the top of the Met, the London Assembly police and crime committee chairwoman warned.

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Cressida Dick: Critics delighted and supporters saddened as Met Commissioner resigns

Dame Cressida said that she will stand aside as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police with ‘huge sadness’

Evening Standard

Who are the contenders to replace Cressida Dick as Met Police commissioner?

With no clear frontrunner to replace Dame Cressida, here is a look at some of the likely options.

The Independent UK

Dame Cressida Dick dramatically quits Met Police over string of Scotland Yard scandals just hours after vowing to stay

Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has been forced to quit over failures to 'root out racism, sexism and homophobia'

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Scandals the Metropolitan Police has faced under Cressida Dick’s leadership

Officers joking about rape was just the latest controversy in a list encompassing Jean Charles de Menezes, Operation Midland and Wayne Couzens

The Independent UK

Met Police scandals under Cressida Dick's watch - Partygate to Sarah Everard murder

Dame Cressida Dick has stood down as Commissioner as the Metropolitan Police after London Mayor Sadiq Khan lost confidence in her leadership

Daily Mirror

Dame Cressida Dick forced out as Metropolitan Police Commissioner

Despite hours earlier insisting she would stay in the job, she is leaving after losing the backing of Mayor Sadiq Khan.

The Independent UK

Cressida Dick: Met police chief left with ‘no choice’ but to stand down – as it happened

Dame Cressida Dick says she is to step aside as commissioner of the Metropolitan police after series of scandals damages trust in force

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Daily Record

Cressida Dick quits as Met Police chief after force rocked by scandals

London mayor Sadiq Khan ran out of patience with the Scotland Yard chief after the force was rocked by a series of scandals.

Manchester Evening News

Dame Cressida Dick resigns from Met Police after string of Scotland Yard scandals

She previously said she is 'leading transformation' of the force

Evening Standard

Cressida Dick to step down as Met Police commissioner after losing support of Mayor

Scotland Yard boss goes after Sadiq Khan ‘lost confidence’ in her following series of scandals

The Independent UK

Cressida Dick resigns as Metropolitan Police chief

Commissioner says Sadiq Khan ‘has left me no choice’ – just hours after she insisted she would not quit

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Daily Mirror

Dame Cressida Dick forced to quit Met Police after string of Scotland Yard scandals

London mayor Sadiq Khan forced out Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick over failures to 'root out racism, sexism and homophobia', just hours after she vowed to stay

The Guardian - UK

Cressida Dick has ‘absolutely no intention’ of resigning from Met

Police commissioner digs in, telling BBC London she has led force ‘very well’ despite series of scandals

Daily Mirror

Met Police Chief Cressida Dick says she is 'leading transformation' and won't quit

Scotland Yard is facing a barrage of criticism, from claims of a culture of misogyny and racism to the force's initial failure to investigate rule-busting parties at Downing Street

Evening Standard

Cressida Dick: I have ‘no intention’ of resigning as Met Police boss

Met Police boss says she was ‘seething angry’ over the sexism and racism, and that she was determined to bring change

Evening Standard

Comment: As Sadiq Khan gives Cressida Dick “days and weeks” to turn things around, the Met must change — and fast

The pressure on Met Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick intensified today, as Sadiq Khan revealed that the time she has to turn things around could be measured in “days and weeks”.

Evening Standard

Cressida Dick has ‘days or weeks’ to sort Met Police racism and misogyny, Sadiq Khan warns

The Mayor said Londoners have less confidence in the police service ‘than they should have’

Evening Standard

Met chief Dame Cressida Dick tells officers ‘enough is enough’ as she seeks to root out ‘nasty’ behaviour

Dame Cressida wrote: ‘This is serious and it is urgent. To lose public consent would be unthinkable. Action is needed now’

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