Cressida Dick: All the times the Met Police boss got it wrongIt's been a tough few years for the Met CommissionerCressida Dick made herself rather unpopular Friday by diluting the impact of the much-awaited report from Sue Gray into the Downing Street parties. AdvertisementBut the Met Police Commissioner is no stranger to making unpopular calls, and even bad ones. In 2017, the de Menezes family's calls that Dick not be considered for commissioner were ignored. Despite intense criticism the Met insisted it was right to pursue the claims, causing immense distress to the accused perpetrators. Then-assistant police commissioner, Dick oversaw the collapse of Operation Midland, and Beech was jailed for 18 years for multiple counts of lying and one of fraud justice in 2019.

Source: The Times January 29, 2022 00:10 UTC