Misogyny in Met played key role in downfall of Cressida Dick

Many praised Cressida Dick’s work ethic but critics say she never acknowledged the scale of misogyny that runs through the Met. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

The mayor of London’s statement on the resignation of Cressida Dick made it clear: a toxic culture within the police, including a persistent seam of misogyny, played a big role in the Metropolitan police commissioner’s downfall.

It is remarkable that the outrage that consumed the force after the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer Wayne Couzens in March last year, was only one scandal among many to have shaken women’s faith that the service was there to protect them.