UK Home Secretary Clashes With Mayor Over Met Chief

Tensions are reported between Home Secretary Priti Patel and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan after the Met Commissioner’s surprise resignation last night. Dame Cressida Dick made it clear that she was forced out of her role by the London Mayor, blighted by a string of high-profile scandals in the force. The Home Secretary wrote in London’s Evening Standard that “strong and decisive new leadership will be required to restore public confidence”.