A briefing by Sadiq Khan's press team about the former Met Police commissioner has been called 'amateurish, shoddy and childish'.
"On the former commissioner's watch, trust in the police fell to record lows following a litany of terrible scandals. What happened was simple - I lost confidence in the former commissioner's ability to make the changes needed and she then chose to stand aside."
Giving evidence for the second time before the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee, Sir Tom said that he was surprised at how negative the press release was, adding it was "amateurish, shoddy and childish". Given that Mr Khan said he had no knowledge of the contents of the press release before it went out, the committee remarked on his quotes in the release, asking him to confirm the remarks.
Details of racist, misogynist and homophobic messages shared by officers based at Charing Cross, which were published by a watchdog in January after an investigation calledDame Cressida said she had had to resign after the Labour mayor made it clear he had no confidence in her leadership.
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