Met deletes ‘unacceptable' tweet deriding Sadiq Khan
The Independent|February 18, 2022
The Metropolitan Police has admitted it was “unacceptable” for one of its official accounts to tweet criticism of London mayor Sadiq Khan following a row over its outgoing commissioner Dame Cressida Dick.
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Met deletes ‘unacceptable' tweet deriding Sadiq Khan

Mr Khan denied reports that he had issued an ultimatum to Dame Cressida demanding that she dismiss officers involved in the Charing Cross scandal or face suspension herself.

The Met chief announced last week that she was stepping down after losing the “confidence” of the mayor in the wake of revelations about officers at Charing Cross sending racist and misogynistic messages. The Times had earlier reported that Dame Cressida told senior colleagues that Mr Khan had made the ultimatum to her to sack officers.

Speaking to LBC, Mr Khan said: “Some of that is accurate. I was angered and disgusted by what a number of Metropolitan Police officers – serving officers – said. It is not the case that the commissioner was given an ultimatum to sack them or she would be sacked.”

Mr Khan also criticised the Metropolitan Police after its Twitter account had shared information about him that was “misleading”.

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