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New Met Police chief must rebuild public trust in force says Patel

Dame Cressida Dick announced she was standing down after losing confidence of London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan and Priti Patel at war over resignation of Cressida Dick

Pair clash after Met Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick is forced out of top job

Evening Standard

Leader of Black police body calls Cressida Dick ‘defensive and dismissive’

Andy George praises outgoing commissioner, but says it was right that she stood down

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard Comment: As Dame Cressida Dick departs, the Met’s new police chief faces an enormous challenge

To serve as Met Commissioner requires the confidence of the Mayor, the Home Secretary and, of course, the public. Yesterday evening, following a conversation with Sadiq Khan, Dame Cressida drew the only conclusion she felt open to her — that this was no longer the case.

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

Daily Mirror

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

Mayor faces backlash over ousting of Scotland Yard chief Cressida Dick

Dame Cressida’s departure leave a ‘void’ at the top of the Met, the London Assembly police and crime committee chairwoman warned.

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London politics news LIVE: PM’s allies warned not to pressure police on partygate amid Cressida Dick resignation

Warning comes as Met Commissioner forced out as row erupts between Home Office and Sadiq Khan

Evening Standard

Cressida Dick: London police chief quits after slew of scandals

Resignation comes after she lost the confidence of London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

Al Jazeera

Tensions between Home Secretary and London Mayor as Met Police chief quits

Priti Patel will oversee the appointment of the new commissioner

Wales Online

‘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.

The Independent UK

Dame Cressida Dick dramatically quits Met Police over string of Scotland Yard scandals just hours after vowing to stay

Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has been forced to quit over failures to 'root out racism, sexism and homophobia'

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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

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

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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

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.

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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

Daily Mirror

Dame Cressida Dick forced to quit Met Police after string of Scotland Yard scandals

London mayor Sadiq Khan forced out Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick over failures to 'root out racism, sexism and homophobia', just hours after she vowed to stay

The Guardian - UK

Cressida Dick has ‘absolutely no intention’ of resigning from Met

Police commissioner digs in, telling BBC London she has led force ‘very well’ despite series of scandals

The Guardian - UK

Cressida Dick faces threat of public declaration of no confidence from London mayor

Sadiq Khan tells Metropolitan police commissioner she must deliver convincing plan

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Met commissioner: clear it up – or clear out

Editorial: Under Cressida Dick, London’s police have gone from one disaster to the next. The public’s trust, as well as the mayor’s, is at stake

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