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The Latest Breaking News from Dame Cressida

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

Five frontrunners that could replace Cressida Dick as families blast Met Police chief

Dame Cressida announced on Thursday she would be stepping down after losing the backing of London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the wake of a series of scandals during her tenure leading

Daily Mirror

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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Tensions between Home Secretary and London Mayor as Met Police chief quits

Priti Patel will oversee the appointment of the new commissioner

Wales Online

‘Unprofessional’: Priti Patel and Sadiq Khan clash over shock resignation of Met police chief

Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick quit the Metropolitan Police after losing the support of Sadiq Khan over her plan to reform the force.

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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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

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

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

Manchester Evening News

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

Evening Standard

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

Daily Mirror

Met Police Commissioner says she has ‘absolutely no intention’ of stepping down

Dame Cressida Dick said she was ‘seething angry’ about racist, misogynist and homophobic messages exchanged by officers.

The Independent UK

Mayor to Met chief: You could be out in days

Are we entering the end point for Dame Cressida Dick? This morning, Sadiq Khan said the Metropolitan Police Commissioner could have “days or weeks” left in the job unless she turns around the force’s culture, following a string of scandals. It is a far cry from five months ago, when…

Evening Standard

Met Chief Cressida Dick is in treacherous terrain while Sadiq Khan holds her future in his hands

Cressida Dick’s future as Britain’s top police officer now appears perilous after the public ultimatum delivered by the London Mayor Sadiq Khan, and it would be a brave person who bets on her survival.

Evening Standard

Met Police chief Cressida Dick has ‘days’ to come up with plan to tackle racism, Khan warns

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday his continued trust and confidence in Dame Cressida hinges on how she addresses officers’ messages.

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Confidence in Met at ‘all-time low’ after scandals, Cressida Dick warned

Public confidence in the Met has slumped to “an all-time low” in the wake of the Charing Cross and other scandals, a former senior officer warned today after Cressida Dick was told that her job could be on the line.

Evening Standard

Why the Sue Gray case is Cressida Dick’s trickiest yet

Partygate has dragged the Met Commissioner into a complex and compromising web. As the pressure grows, is London’s police force too aligned with the interests of those in Number 10? Anne McElvoy on the woman at the centre of the saga

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