Metropolitan Police Chief Resigns After Losing London Mayor’s Backing

Metropolitan Police Chief Resigns After Losing London Mayor’s Backing
Undated photo of Metropolitan Police chief Dame Cressida Dick. Jonathan Brady/PA
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Dame Cressida Dick, head of London’s Metropolitan Police, has resigned from her job after losing the backing of London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

Dick released a shocking statement on Thursday evening, announcing she was stepping down from the job, despite having insisted hours earlier that she had no intention of going.