A row over the dramatic ousting of Dame Cressida Dick broke out on Friday amid anger from Home Secretary Priti Patel at being blindsided by Mayor Sadiq Khan on the Met Police Commissioner’s fate.
Sources said Ms Patel, who had intended to leave Dame Cressida in post to begin reforming her force, was dismayed at being left with a void at the top of Scotland Yard that risks further instability and hindering efforts to drive through change. But City Hall stood firm, with Mr Khan said to be convinced that he had achieved the right outcome after the succession of scandals that had battered the Met’s reputation and dented public confidence in the force.
