The commissioner, Cressida Dick, announced her resignation under pressure from the mayor over reports of bullying, misogyny and racism on the force.
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Police Investigation Could Give Boris Johnson a Lifeline in Party Scandal
A request by the police that a senior civil servant investigating parties in Downing Street during the lockdown withhold details from her report could give the British prime minister time to regroup.
Policing at Sarah Everard Vigil in London Faces Official Scrutiny
The killing of Ms. Everard, 33, has prompted soul-searching over violence against women in Britain. And the breaking up of a banned vigil in her memory has focused criticism on London’s police.
39 Arrests? London Police Take No Chances After a Stabbing
After a man was found stabbed in West London, dozens of people at a nearby house party were arrested.