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 commissioner s officers broke up a vigil in sarah everard s memory. that event s organisers are glad to see her go. good riddance, but this is where the work begins. just getting rid of cressida dick does not make it a clean slate. there is years and years of systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, and we need someone to come in who is going to recognise that and do the reform. in december, two officers who guarded a murder scene were sentenced to prison terms for sending abusive messages. and then earlier this month, a report revealed that officers at charing cross police station had shared a racist and misogynistic messages. the mayor believed that the commissionerjust did not get the scale of the problem. but the commissioner s allies disagree. we feel the way she has been treated is wholly unfair, says the chairman of the metropolitan police federation, ken marsh, and we did believe that she was the person who could take us through this
were sentenced to prison terms for sending abusive messages. and then earlier this month, a report revealed that officers at charing cross police station had shared a racist and misogynistic messages. the mayor believed that the commissionerjust did not get the scale of the problem. but the commissioner s allies disagree. says the chairman of the metropolitan police federation, ken marsh, and we did believe that she was the person who could take us through this and brings out the other side. one of cressida dick s most immediate tasks remains unfinished. her officers have yet to complete their inquiry into parties held in downing street during lockdown. and so the met investigates the government as the government picks a new met commissioner. james reynolds, bbc news. our reporter, james reynolds, is outside
were sentenced to prison terms for sending abusive messages. and then earlier this month, a report revealed that officers at charing cross police station had shared a racist and misogynistic messages. the mayor believed that the commissionerjust did not get the scale of the problem. but the commissioner s allies disagree. we feel the way she has been treated is wholly unfair, says the chairman of the metropolitan police federation, ken marsh, and we did believe that she was the person who could take us through this and brings out the other side. one of cressida dick s most immediate tasks remains unfinished. her officers have yet to complete their inquiry into parties held in downing street during lockdown. and so the met investigates the government as the government picks a new met commissioner. james reynolds, bbc news. james joins us now from outside the home office.
at charing cross police station had shared a racist and misogynistic messages. the mayor believed that the commissionerjust did not get the scale of the problem. but the commissioner s allies disagree. we feel the way she has been treated is wholly unfair, says the chairman of the metropolitan police federation, ken marsh, and we did believe that she was the person who could take us through this and brings out the other side. one of cressida dick s most immediate tasks remains unfinished. her officers have yet to complete their inquiry into parties held in downing street during lockdown. and so the met investigates the government as the government picks a new met commissioner. james reynolds, bbc news. here with me now is abimbola johnson, chair of the independent scrutiny and oversight board for the police plan of action