Dame Cressida Dick came under “political pressure” from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to resign from her role as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and “felt intimidated,” a report published on Friday said.
Dick resigned in February, saying Khan had “left me no choice.”
A report—commissioned by Home Secretary Priti Patel—by the former chief inspector of constabulary, Sir Tom Winsor, said her departure was effectively a constructive dismissal.
Khan immediately rejected Winsor’s findings and claimed he was “clearly biased and ignores the facts.”
Dick, who had drawn up plans on Feb. 4 to reform the force after a number of scandals, suddenly resigned only hours after saying she had no intention of quitting….