The second most senior Met Police officer has called for the Home Secretary to look into the events around Dame Cressida Dick’s departure from the force.

Deputy commissioner Sir Stephen House paid tribute to his boss as “the most outstanding police officer of her generation” during a fiery meeting between City Hall and the Met today.

Speaking at the policing crime committee this morning (Wednesday, February 23), Sir Stephen praised Dame Cressida and poured criticism on the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.

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