Nick Ferrari Says: The glaring incompetences shown by the Met must never happen again

11 February 2022, 16:35 | Updated: 11 February 2022, 16:57

Nick Ferrari says Britain must learn from the Cressida Dick drama
Nick Ferrari says Britain must learn from the Cressida Dick drama. Picture: Alamy/LBC
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By Nick Ferrari

The charge sheet against Cressida Dick made for compelling reading, writes LBC's Nick Ferrari.

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A criminal fantasist was indulged with grotesque consequences, demonstrators who brought a city to a standstill remained untouched and officers even sang and skate boarded with them.

The vigil for a woman murdered by a serving police officer was wrecked by absurdly over the top policing, with officers citing Covid restrictions as an excuse for pinning a woman to the ground.

Pictures were taken by officers of murder victims and then swapped with colleagues as other fellow officers exchanged vile and racist tweets and texts. The force was branded “institutionally corrupt” by an inquiry into the death of a private investigator and the commissioner was accused of “obfuscation.”

Read more: Nick Ferrari Says: 'Bombshell party? It's just crisps, tinsel and hand gel'

Read more: Priti demands 'strong and decisive new leadership' to take over scandal-hit Met

Read more: Ex-Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner 'saddened' as Cressida Dick resigns

Nick Ferrari blasts Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick

So, why on earth did it take so long for Met Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick to be forced out of office? Sadly, it is politics that must stand in the dock.

It suited a Conservative Home Secretary to try to pass the blame along to a Labour Mayor who, until this week, also chose to shirk any responsibility.

Read more: 'Undignified and ill-judged': Former Met Commissioner slams Sadiq for forcing Cressida out

Be aware, be very aware: this is NOT just a London story. The Commissioner of the Met is the nation’s number one police officer and the force responsible for the nation’s counter terrorism strategies.

This absurd inaction over such glaring incompetence can never be allowed to happen again.

Nick Ferrari speaks to activist on resignation of Cressida Dick

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