At the time, the special operations directorate to which he reported was being run by one Cressida Dick. Would it not be more “odd” that the actual prime minister had allegedly repeatedly breached his own laws? Patel herself was protected by the same prime minister currently under investigation himself, in his case by the police. And no doubt Nadine would be ably assisted by whoever Priti Patel appoints to replace Cressida Dick. However much some Conservatives and some Met officers may strain against it, this shameful moment in both their histories should be an inflection point.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2022 09:25 UTC