deal with improving the culture in the met? so a lot of work had been done to improve all sorts of areas in the met but whether that was being communicated and whether enough was being done i think is probably how we ended up where we are. in probably how we ended up where we are. . . probably how we ended up where we are, ., ., ., probably how we ended up where we are. ., ., ., ., are. in an idealworld i imagine there will are. in an idealworld i imagine there will be are. in an idealworld i imagine there will be a are. in an idealworld i imagine there will be a lot are. in an idealworld i imagine there will be a lot of are. in an idealworld i imagine| there will be a lot of succession planning as to who will take over when she was due to step down. what happens now? who gets to have a say, given that the metropolitan police is investigating what has been going on in downing street? this is investigating what has been going on in downing street? on in downing street? this is
cressida dick was going to be able to lead the change that was necessary, so he lost confidence in hair and i necessary, so he lost confidence in hairand i think necessary, so he lost confidence in hair and i think it is the right thing that she is has gone but it is sad. she has had decades in the service, she is the first metropolitan commissioner who is a female and she has done some incredible work on terrorism, and violence in london and she has given service. the problems are great and significant and the mayor lost confidence that she was able to deliver the change that was needed. in your view, how was her plan for reform inadequate, what was missing? when horrific things happen the public wants to see an acceptance of the problem and the clear plan as to what was going to happen and i don t think that is what we saw. changes have been made in the police force across the country and it is really
than a deep seated cultural problem. and in fact, she knew that there was a problem in there when she came into the role in 2017 because there had been a number of failings and reports before that. but i don t think she really wanted to turn over the stone at the met because she loves the organisation, she respects the officers and staff, she has got great admiration for what they do and ijust think great admiration for what they do and i just think there was a reluctance there to really look underneath because of perhaps what she would find. and also, because part of her mission was to boost morale, was to talk up the officers. because they felt that hadn t happened for some years and she was very good at that and that is why you are seeing today so many met officers and staff who are really supportive of her and devastated by this news because she had amazing support in the organisation. you don t often see that with the leader. she had that but i don t think she saw the bigger pictu
the scale of the problem. but the commissioner s allies disagree. 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. let s get more detail on this from our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. daniel, how clear is it what went on yesterday from the morning where cressida dick saying she was not going to step down to the evening when she did? i going to step down to the evening when she did? when she did? i don t know if the ma or
important to say this is notjust across the country and it is really important to say this is not just a metropolitan police problem, there have been problems with very inappropriate whatsapp messages and other issues across the country in lots of different voices so this is a problem the home office need to grip but i think we do need to look at recruitment, we need to look at training, we need to look at how we deal with cases, where there are problems and misconduct when police are in their roles, what happens to them, and how those processes work. those things are bigger than just cressida dick. they are problems we need to look at nationally but it is about leadership and values and saying from the very top, yes, there is a problem and we will put it right and he is a series of measures we will put in place to get that done and that is where i think the mayor of london lost confidence that that was what cressida dick was doing. 5ir that was what cressida dick was doinu. ,, , doing