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Who is Cressida Dick's partner as first LGBT Metropolitan Police Commissioner resigns

Dame Cressida Dick is the first openly gay Commissioner of the Met Police, as well as the first woman. Her appointment was significant, but a loss of confidence means she is now stepping down

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel: I will select the right Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police

Yesterday I expressed my thanks to Dame Cressida Dick for her service as she announced her resignation as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.

Evening Standard

Five frontrunners that could replace Cressida Dick as families blast Met Police chief

Dame Cressida announced on Thursday she would be stepping down after losing the backing of London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the wake of a series of scandals during her tenure leading

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Met police did not initially investigate No 10 parties because nobody admitted taking part, legal paper shows – as it happened

Metropolitan police did not investigate lockdown-breaching party claims because there was no social media footage, legal papers show

The Guardian - UK

Dame Cressida Dick’s Metropolitan Police resignation statement, in full

Dame Cressida Dick resigned as Commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police service on Thursday night.

Evening Standard

Cressida Dick: Critics delighted and supporters saddened as Met Commissioner resigns

Dame Cressida said that she will stand aside as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police with ‘huge sadness’

Evening Standard

‘Unprofessional’: Priti Patel and Sadiq Khan clash over shock resignation of Met police chief

Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick quit the Metropolitan Police after losing the support of Sadiq Khan over her plan to reform the force.

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What will be in the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s in-tray?

The new chief will take charge of the Downing Street partygate inquiry and be tasked with improving the culture of the force.

The Independent UK

Who are the contenders to replace Cressida Dick as Met Police commissioner?

With no clear frontrunner to replace Dame Cressida, here is a look at some of the likely options.

The Independent UK

Scandals the Metropolitan Police has faced under Cressida Dick’s leadership

Officers joking about rape was just the latest controversy in a list encompassing Jean Charles de Menezes, Operation Midland and Wayne Couzens

The Independent UK

The controversies that have dogged Dame Cressida Dick’s career

Despite several accolades, Dame Cressida’s career has been marred with controversy

The Independent UK

Met Police scandals under Cressida Dick's watch - Partygate to Sarah Everard murder

Dame Cressida Dick has stood down as Commissioner as the Metropolitan Police after London Mayor Sadiq Khan lost confidence in her leadership

Daily Mirror

Dame Cressida Dick and the Mayor of London’s statements in full

Dame Cressida Dick resigned as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Critics delighted and supporters saddened as Dame Cressida Dick resigns

Dame Cressida said that she will stand aside as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police with ‘huge sadness’.

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Head of London police resigns after string of scandals

The head of London’s Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, says she is resigning after a string of controversies that undermined public confidence in the force and prompted a falling out between her and the capital’s mayor

The Independent UK

Dame Cressida Dick forced out as Metropolitan Police Commissioner

Despite hours earlier insisting she would stay in the job, she is leaving after losing the backing of Mayor Sadiq Khan.

Reuters

London police chief Cressida Dick resigns

London police chief Cressida Dick resigned on Thursday, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said, after he told her he was not satisfied she could root out the racism, sexism and other problems that still existed within the force.

The Guardian - UK

Cressida Dick: Met police chief left with ‘no choice’ but to stand down – as it happened

Dame Cressida Dick says she is to step aside as commissioner of the Metropolitan police after series of scandals damages trust in force

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Daily Record

Cressida Dick quits as Met Police chief after force rocked by scandals

London mayor Sadiq Khan ran out of patience with the Scotland Yard chief after the force was rocked by a series of scandals.

The Independent UK

Dame Cressida Dick resigns as Metropolitan Police Commissioner

It has been agreed that she will continue to serve for a short period to enable an orderly handover.

Evening Standard

Cressida Dick to step down as Met Police commissioner after losing support of Mayor

Scotland Yard boss goes after Sadiq Khan ‘lost confidence’ in her following series of scandals

Wales Online

Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick resigns from scandal-hit role

London Mayor Sadiq Khan had charged her with 'rooting out racism, sexism, homophobia, bullying, discrimination and misogyny that still exists' in the Met

The Independent UK

Cressida Dick resigns as Metropolitan Police chief

Commissioner says Sadiq Khan ‘has left me no choice’ – just hours after she insisted she would not quit

Wales Online

Boris Johnson refuses to say if he will resign if fined for alleged lockdown breaches

The Prime Minister is expected to be among the more than 50 individuals who will receive legal questionnaires from Metropolitan Police officers this week

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson 'could face £10,000 in Partygate fines' if Covid rules were broken

The Metropolitan Police is currently investigating his attendance at six different rule-breaking events

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