Senior Labour MP Harriet Harman QC, a former justice minister, is now demanding that Dame Cressida is now held accountable. But she said she would "continue to work with" Dame Cressida and the Met Police, when pressed on whether to top officer should resign. Her kidnap, rape and murder by a serving police officer led to vigils and protests about violence against women across the country. "A serving police officer abducted Sarah Everard using his powers of arrest in order to then rape and kill her. Pre-screening of new recruits should include scrutiny of their attitudes to violence against women, including violence during sex.

Source: Daily Mirror September 30, 2021 11:38 UTC