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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

Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick resigns from scandal-hit role

London Mayor Sadiq Khan had charged her with 'rooting out racism, sexism, homophobia, bullying, discrimination and misogyny that still exists' in the Met

Wales Online

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

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson refuses to say if he will resign if fined for alleged lockdown breaches

The Prime Minister is expected to be among the more than 50 individuals who will receive legal questionnaires from Metropolitan Police officers this week

Wales Online

Boris Johnson 'could face £10,000 in Partygate fines' if Covid rules were broken

The Metropolitan Police is currently investigating his attendance at six different rule-breaking events

Manchester Evening News

If the NHS isn’t fixed it’ll be this issue that gets the Tories at the election

Tony Blair once told me that he could announce the invasion of France any time he liked, just so long as he revealed the intention in a speech entitled The Skills Challenge. Serious government policy has become a bit like that these days. In the maelstrom of who attended which…

Evening Standard

Cressida Dick ‘disgusted’ by Charing Cross police text scandal but has ‘no intention of stepping down’

Metropolitan Police Commissioner says she is ‘seething’ following the Charing Cross police text scandal

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson 'faces £10,000 in Partygate fines' as PM expected to be quizzed by police

Barrister Adam Wagner said Boris Johnson 'could be in line for over £10,000 worth of fixed penalty notices' as the Metropolitan Police prepare to quiz more than 50 people

Daily Mirror

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

Anti-vaxxers are trying to stop Covid vaccinations with bizarre new conspiracy plot

Activists are trying to trigger police investigations into alleged crimes, with little success

The Independent UK

Met officer charged with being drunk and disorderly

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with being drunk and disorderly in a public place.

Evening Standard

Metropolitan Police officer ‘horrified’ when senior colleague ‘put her in headlock and kissed her’

Sergeant George Panayi facing call for his dismissal after ‘abuse of power’

The Independent UK

Misogyny in police forces: understanding and fixing 'cop culture'

The Metropolitan Police are under fire after an official investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) revealed details of officers exchanging discriminatory and misogynistic messages. These included discussions about hitting and raping women, with reference to specific female colleagues, which officers involved dismissed as “banter”.

The Conversation

Des O'Connor's daughter suing after detective calls her 'amazingly hot' in slew of texts

Kristina O'Connor claims a Metropolitan police detective bombarded her with inappropriate messages after she reported a robbery.

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Daily Mirror

Des O'Connor's daughter sues after detective calls her amazingly hot in string of texts

The 33-year-old daughter of late comedian Des O'Connor is taking legal action after a Metropolitan police detective bombarded her with inappropriate messages after she reported a robbery

Edinburgh Live

Sources claim police have picture of Boris Johnson holding beer can at lockdown bash

Sources claim that the Metropolitan Police have a picture of the prime minister holding a can of Estrella beer as he toasts it towards the camera during a lockdown breaching birthday bash.

Evening Standard

Evening Standard Comment: The Metropolitan Police must get its house in order

The fallout from Operation Hotton, the Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation into behaviour at Charing Cross police station, is far from over.

Evening Standard

Met PC accused of failing to protect woman before she was murdered

A Metropolitan Police officer is facing a misconduct hearing over claims he failed to protect a woman before she was murdered by her abusive ex-partner.

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Evening Standard

Met Police whistleblowers need anonymity to tackle ‘culture of silence’, says top London Tory

Whistleblowers within the Metropolitan Police should be given anonymity to tackle the “culture of silence” within the force, according to the leader of the City Hall Conservatives.

Daily Mirror

Metropolitan Police issue urgent appeal as teen girl, 13, goes missing overnight

Metropolitan Police officers based in the large west London borough of Hillingdon have asked for people to come forward with any information regarding the location of 13-year-old Wareesha

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan puts Cressida Dick ‘on notice’ over racist and sexist police messages

The London Mayor spoke to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner for more than 90 minutes, his office said.

Evening Standard

Cressida Dick put ‘on notice’ by ‘furious’ Sadiq Khan over Met misconduct

Sadiq Khan has put Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick “on notice” over recent allegations of misogyny, racism and bullying within the Met.

Evening Standard

Talking Point: Do the IOPC recommendations for the Metropolitan Police go far enough?

The Met Police has been hit with fifteen recommendations by the police watchdog after vile behaviour was uncovered in a probe, including racist, sexist and homophobic messages.

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel blasts Met Police's 'failure of leadership' in Charing Cross scandal

The Home Secretary told the Home Affairs Select Committee she had confidence in Dame Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police chief but has insisted a shake-up is needed.

Daily Mirror

Partygate: The Downing Street parties Boris Johnson attended - with 6 probed by police

Police will issue Partygate fines to 20 people found to have broken Covid rules at lockdown-busting events - but Boris Johnson is not expected to be involved in the first round. Here's what you need to know

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