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Cressida Dick: London police chief quits after slew of scandals

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick resigned on Thursday after losing the confidence of the city's mayor [File: Justin Tallis/AFP]

London police chief Cressida Dick has resigned after a slew of scandals undermined confidence in her ability to deal with the problems afflicting the force.

Trust in the Metropolitan Police was shaken by the abduction, rape, and murder of a woman, Sarah Everard, by one of its officers last year, and has been further undermined by more recent revelations of a culture of bullying, racial discrimination, and misogyny.

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