Seven articles on why it’s right that Cressida Dick has gone as head of the Met Police

Protesting at the Met police after the murder of Sarah Everard in March 2021 (Pic: Guy Smallman)

Cressida Dick’s record at the Met police was justifying the attack on the vigil for Sarah Everard, presiding over racism and sexism, covering up for Boris Johnson and running a regime that was institutionally corrupt. She stepped down from the position on Thursday.

• Met police moves to blunt revelations of Boris Johnson’s crimes

It’s a corrupt cover-up by one arm of the state supporting the political leadership.

• Two more years for Met’s top rotten cop

The Met is full of brutality, racism and corruption—with Cressida Dick at the top

• Morgan family to sue police over corruption

The family slammed Met commissioner Cressida Dick

• Protests say Met boss should go

Calls are growing louder for Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Cressida Dick to resign following the police’s violent handling of the Sarah Everard vigil last Saturday.

• Top Met cop defends targeting ‘black lads’ for stop and search 
• Watchdog says racist and rape jokes routine for cops
• Jean Charles de Menezes: shoot to kill in Stockwell

…and one article to remember that the rot goes far wider than Cressida Dick

• Britain’s not innocent—a history of racist cops

…and do you want them to have more powers under the Police Bill?

Tories’ draconian police bill will ensure many more repeats of Clapham Common