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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick is leaving her role, it has been announced.
It comes just hours after Dame Cressida insisted she had "absolutely no intention" of stepping down.
Dame Cressida, who has been in the role for four years, has faced multiple controversies during her career.
Last week, the police watchdog reported "disgraceful" misogyny, discrimination and sexual harassment among some Met PCs.
In a statement, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was "not satisfied" with Dame Cressida's response to the report, and that she "will be stepping aside" as a result.
Mr Khan thanked the commissioner, the first woman to lead Britain's biggest police force, for her 40-year policing career.
He said he would now "work closely with the home secretary on the appointment of a new commissioner" with an aim to restore trust in the Met.
Dame Cressida has agreed with the mayor that she will continue to serve for a short time period to enable an orderly handover.
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