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

‘She just did not get it’: how Cressida Dick’s support as Met chief unravelled

Cressida Dick with Sadiq Khan
Cressida Dick with the London mayor, Sadiq Khan. Dick resigned after he told her her plans for reform were inadequate. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Five years ago, the announcement that Cressida Dick would be the first ever female head of Britain’s biggest force seemed a landmark moment for policing and the nation.

The Metropolitan police, one of the most iconic, male-dominated and important institutions in the country, would be led by a woman.

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