can sort troubled. it s not something they can sort out in five minutes. it s a deep can sort out in five minutes. it s a deep rooted can sort out in five minutes. it s a deep rooted culture of problems. and that was deep rooted culture of problems. fich that was alister morgan talking to me just a few moments ago. i did ask him what he was now hopeful that this institutional corruption in the net might be addressed and he said that he wasn t that optimistic. just one case they that he wasn t that optimistic. just one case they are investigated. thank you very much for explaining that reaction there from one family due to nice announcement that the met commissioner is now standing down. peter is a retired senior police officer and he was the chief constable of greater manchester police. t constable of greater manchester police. ., ,., constable of greater manchester police. ,, :, police. i think part of the challenge police. i think part of the challenge here police. i thin
is a need for the mayor to see a result as quickly as possible. she has a plan, the met came up with the review before the government started its review. but it was going to take time. during that time there was going to be more and more behaviour issues surfacing in the met all of which would ve looked very bad. that s what s at the heart of this. we should say the prime minister has said on twitter that dame cressida dick served her country with great dedication and distinction over many decades and i thank her for her while protecting the public and making our streets safer. this change at the met comes at a very sensitive time for the metropolitan police because they are investigating the prime minister and they really hold the political fate in his hands. the leader of the liberal democrats said borisjohnson should recuse himself from any process which involves hiring her success but how can that happen
satisfied with the commissioner s response. on being informed of this, dame cressida dick has offered her resignation which i have accepted. it is clear that the only way to start to deliver the scale of the change required is to have new leadership right at the top of the metropolitan police. i would like to thank dame cressida dick for her a0 years of dedicated public service with the vast majority spent at the met where she was the first woman to become commissioner. in particular, i commend herfor the recent work in helping us to bring down violent crime in london although of course there is more to do. i want to put on record again that there are thousands of incredibly brave and decent police officers at the met who go above and beyond every day to
commissioner. it s worth saying it s difficult for the forest because they have a period of great change. they have to sort out their troubles and a half to find another commissioner. within the circles of the police if not entirely clear, there is no clear candidates ready and waiting to take over. what it s and waiting to take over. what it s a very difficultjob dealing with a force that has lost the support and the trust of the political ahead of the trust of the political ahead of the city, the mayor of london and as you will hear there are protesters here and a not of the trust of londoners themselves. can here and a not of the trust of londoners themselves.- here and a not of the trust of londoners themselves. can i reach ou one londoners themselves. can i reach you one reaction londoners themselves. can i reach you one reaction statement from l londoners themselves. can i reach l you one reaction statement from the metropolitan police federation saying while they don t always