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groups remains to be seen. i think it will groups remains to be seen. i think it will be groups remains to be seen. i think it will be extraordinarily difficult to find it will be extraordinarily difficult to find someone. it has in the past as recently to find someone. it has in the past as recently as the postwar period been as recently as the postwar period been civil servants appointed to this rather than police officers. i think this rather than police officers. i think there ll be somewhat of a hesitation of moving back. it gives you an hesitation of moving back. it gives you an idea hesitation of moving back. it gives you an idea of the kind of options that are you an idea of the kind of options that are available, so maybe we will see someone from outside london or perhaps see someone from outside london or perhaps even outside the uk. i think that will perhaps even outside the uk. i think that will be perhaps even outside the uk. i think that will be extraor
replacement for cressida dick or whether this prompts a broader review of not just whether this prompts a broader review of notjust policing in london but across england. ken marsh is the chief of the federation which. he says officers were saddened at the news that cressida dick was leading her role, he says this is a challenging time for the metropolitan police service but policing and police officers are an easy target for critics who have never spent a day in our shoes or deal with the challenges we face. whilst the federation did not always agree with cressida dick, we think she was doing a good job in difficult circumstances. she genuinely cares about london, its citizens, and her officers and their families. so a supportive message from ken marsh of the metropolitan police federation which represents police officers. now a crucial figure in cressida dick standing down is the mayor of london, city con. she gave an interview this morning saying she wasn t going, then the mayor int
the officers of charing cross have not been sacked. but she lacks the power to do that, that was independent. lots of complaints about the investigation whereby independent bodies. the fact is cressida can t be held responsible for that. there are all sorts of systems which make it more difficult to get rid of police officers. peter, stay with me for a few moments, we ve got cressida dick s full statement here. she says, it is with huge sadness that it is clear that the mayor no longer has sufficient confidence in my leadership to continue. a full acknowledgement that this is a direct intervention by the mayor of london, city con. she says. sadiq khan. she says, think you to those in the met for the
secretary it let me put it this way, the home secretary could have easily gone against city con and said, no, i have a confidence. but i think it s also the fact that cressida dick didn t have the hook confidence of the home secretary either, especially after charing cross. but she doubled down on these things and said she doesn t recognise these things, and as a result she was not willing to make any changes of any real significance. any changes of any real significance. any changes of any real sianificance. , ., significance. leroy, i ll let you take that significance. leroy, i ll let you take that phone significance. leroy, i ll let you take that phone call, - significance. leroy, i ll let you take that phone call, thanks l significance. leroy, i ll let you i take that phone call, thanks very much indeed for speaking to us. just to reiterate, dame cressida dick will be stepping down as the head of the metropolitan police in london. she says it is clear that london mayor s