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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Khan ousted Cressida Dick to deflect from his own failings, says police union

Cressida Dick and Sadiq Khan
Cressida Dick and Sadiq Khan: the London mayor had told the Met commissioner her plans for ridding the force of racism and misogyny were not good enough. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, ousted Cressida Dick as Met chief to deflect from his own failings, the chair of the Metropolitan Police Federation has said.

Ken Marsh, who leads the body representing rank-and-file officers in Britain’s largest force, claimed his members had no faith in Khan and needed to support any changes otherwise they would not work.

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