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London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that he had a 'duty to act decisively' in forcing Dame Cressida Dick to resign as commissioner earlier this week.
The new Commissioner of the Met must also show the force 'tough love' and change its racist, sexist and homophobic culture, her past and present colleagues declared today.
MailOnline can reveal that Dame Cressida, 61, still has plenty to smile about as she will walk away from her post with a £160,000 a year pension - plus a pay-off in the region of £575,000.
The Metropolitan Police, in London, has used incapacitant spray or force on women who claimed to be pregnant 2,556 times in the last three years.
The Commissioner struck a defiant tone following repeated calls for her to quit, in addition to the Mayor of London's decision to put her 'on notice'.