Met chief Cressida Dick quits after telling LBC she would stay as scandals engulf force

Dame Cressida Dick has resigned as Met Police Commissioner just hours after telling LBC she would go on. Follow the latest:

Dame Cressida Dick has resigned as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.Dame Cressida Dick has resigned as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner with "huge sadness" just hours after she told LBC she would defy critics and stay on.

The commissioner refused to reply when asked if she lost the confidence of the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. “I will now work closely with the Home Secretary on the appointment of a new Commissioner so that we can move quickly to restore trust in the capital’s police service while keeping London safe.”

"They affect 14 police officers, nine of whom are still working, I'm still waiting for the Commissioner to come back to me, I meet her regularly so I'm sure I'll be seeing her later on this week."

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