The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence is one of the signatories of an open letter calling on the prime minister not to renew Dame Cressida's contract and accusing her of 'presiding over a culture of incompetence and cover-up'.
Patsy Stevenson is arrested at a vigil in memory of murdered Sarah Everard Pic: James Veysey/Shutterstock'No intention of resigning,' says Met chiefinstitutional corruptionThe force has also faced ongoing accusations of racial bias in its use of stop and search powers and was hit with criticism over the security of Wembley stadium during the final of theDame Cressida has previously denied the force is institutionally racist but has admitted it is"not free of discrimination, racism...
Deputy Commissioner Sir Stephen House previously apologised for failings made by the force following Operation Midland and insisted there was no cover-up.A report on the unsolved 1987 murder of Daniel Morgan accused the force of institutional corruptionafter an investigation into her son's death was shelved last year.falsely accused of child abuse
Alastair Morgan, the brother of Daniel, and four others affected by abuse claims; radio presenter Paul Gambaccini, former Tory MP Harvey Proctor, Edward Heath's biographer Michael McManus and Nick Bramall, the son of Lord Bramall have all signed the letter. Dame Cressida, who became commissioner in April 2017 and was the first woman to lead London's force since its inception in 1829, is coming to the end of a five-year contract that was due to finish in April next year.
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