https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-60340525
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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick is leaving her role, it has been announced.
It comes just hours after Dame Cressida insisted she had "absolutely no intention" of stepping down.
Dame Cressida, who has been in the role for four years, has faced multiple controversies during her career.
Last week, the police watchdog reported "disgraceful" misogyny, discrimination and sexual harassment among some Met PCs.
In a statement, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was "not satisfied" with Dame Cressida's response to the report, and that she "will be stepping aside" as a result.
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Kind of surprised she survived this long. It was scandal after scandal. The report last week didn't tell us anything new but I guess pressure had to give.
I don't know what they do now though. The problems seem so ingrained at the Met and the cuts to police haven't helped the actual policing either. The new commissioner is going to have to fight a war on two fronts to reform the institution whilst improving its actual performance.