Victims of police injustice are calling for the prime minister to replace Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick when her contract comes up in April.
In an open letter, they accuse her of “presiding over a culture of incompetence and cover-up”.
According to the BBC Dame Cressida has been offered a two-year extension to her contract and media reports indicate she will be staying on.
Since her appointment in 2017, she has been involved in several controversies.
Two of those who signed the letter are Baroness Lawrence, whose son Stephen was murdered in an attack in 1993, and Lady Brittan, whose home was raided when her late husband Lord Brittan was falsely accused of child abuse.
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American-British broadcaster Paul Gambaccini, who was arrested as part of Operation Yewtree and the former Conservative MP Harvey Proctor – another victim of Beech’s false allegations – have also signed the letter.
According to media reports, Home Secretary Priti Patel has consulted with London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Downing Street over the decision to ask her to stay on for two more years.
A Home Office spokesperson said: “The appointment of the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service is a formal process which will be confirmed in the proper way.”
The mayor of London and Met Police have declined to comment.
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