strong and the home secretary, priti patel, says strong and decisive new leadership of the metropolitan police is now needed, to restore public confidence. she also says the challenges facing the force are stark and sobering. it follows the resignation of dame cressida dick as commissioner, who says she lost the confidence of the mayor of london, despite her view, that she could bring change to a beleaguered force. the met has suffered a string of high profile scandals, over misogyny, racism and homophobia. here s our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. arriving at new scotland yard this morning, the woman who is walking away from the biggestjob in british policing. although she s highly respected in the force, she d felt she had no option after intense pressure from the london mayor, sadiq khan. cressida dick first came to public attention as the officer in command whenjean charles de menezes was wrongly shot, though a jury said she was not personally to blame. in her tim
what did for cressida dick in the end was concerns about the culture in some sections of the police, so her successor will have to have strong ideas for reform. what we ll be looking for, those of us who are pushing for reform, is somebody who has a history of speaking truth to power, somebody who is able to bring people to the table, somebody who can show that they have been at the forefront of these matters. the successor will be chosen by the home secretary in consultation with the london mayor. doubtless, the prime minister will also have a view. today, priti patel said that it s clear that strong and decisive new leadership will be required to restore public confidence. daniel sandford, bbc news. will discuss the challenges that the eventual successor will face at the met. will discuss the challenges that the eventual successor will face at the met.
secretary in consultation with the london mayor stop doubtless, the prime minister will also have a view. today, priti patel said it is clear that strong and decisive new leadership will be required to restore public confidence. daniel sandford, bbc news. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminster. this is a search for a senior police officer at a very complicated time in politics. officer at a very complicated time in olitics. , ~ ., , in politics. yes, i think that is fair to in politics. yes, i think that is fairto say- in politics. yes, i think that is fair to say. those in politics. yes, i think that is fair to say. those close - in politics. yes, i think that is fair to say. those close to - in politics. yes, i think that is | fair to say. those close to priti patel have declared themselves astounded at the manner of cressida dick s resignation. they feel blindsided by the mayor of london. but despite those tensions, sadiq khan and priti patel seem in principle
the successor will be chosen by the home secretary in consultation with the london mayor. doubtless the prime minister will also have a view. today, priti patel said that it s clear that strong and decisive new leadership will be required to restore public confidence. daniel sandford, bbc news. as daniel was saying, this is not just a policing matter, it is also a political one. we can get into that now. joining me now is labour mp diana johnson, who is chair of the home affairs committee. thank you for coming on the programme. first of all, do you think it is right that she has gone and gone in this manner? i think it is right that she has gone and gone in this manner?- and gone in this manner? i think once the mayor and gone in this manner? i think once the mayor of and gone in this manner? i think once the mayor of london - and gone in this manner? i think once the mayor of london didn t| and gone in this manner? i think- once the mayor of london didn t have confidence in the co
priti patel, says strong and decisive new leadership of the metropolitan police is now needed, to restore public confidence. her comments came after the resignation of dame cressida dick as commissioner. the hope is there several high quality candidates. identified with the skills, the experience and the resilience to tackle these problems and put right at the top of that, there s a problem of leadership and cultural change. it is quite clear that things of god to change in orderfor the public to that things of god to change in order for the public to get the services they deserve and the police officers and staff in policing to get the leadership they need. there also pressing police problems and we need to respond to the concerns about violence against women and girls, concerns about fairness and inclusion. the homicide rate and delivering the crime plan whilst achieving onboarding of 20,000 new officers. that is a hugejob, isn t