Crisis after crisis: what is going wrong at the Met police?
Crisis after crisis: what is going wrong at the Met police? Mark Townsend © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/AP Beaming broadly as she faced the Prince of Wales in a gilded chamber at St James’s Palace, Cressida Dick was about to achieve another career high. A police officer of 38 years, she appeared exhilarated last Wednesday when receiving a damehood in recognition of her public service. But storm clouds routinely follow the chief of Scotland Yard, and for Dick, more than most. Several hours later, at 4.09pm, her force was pressured into releasing ...