Dame Cressida Dick has resigned as head of the Metropolitan Police, mere hours after a bullish defence saying she was going nowhere.
The London police force has faced a number of scandals and difficult moments under Dick's tenure, and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he was "not satisfied" the 61-year-old was the person to take it forward amid a loss in confidence in the force.
Public fury was raised over the Sarah Everard case, in which a young woman was raped and murdered by serving Met police officer Wayne Couzens, and WhatsApp texting scandals that showed both misogynistic and racist attitudes from officers serving on the force.
