Johnson backs Dick staying as Met chief despite backlash
by Vikram Dodd and Heather Stewart from World news | The Guardian on (#5PBRG)
Term in office expected to be extended, despite calls for her to go from those who have won apologies from Met
Downing Street has come out in strong support of the embattled Metropolitan police commissioner, Cressida Dick, after a backlash to the government's decision to extend her time in office.
The formal announcement to extend her five-year term as Britain's top police officer by two years, to 2024, is expected in days, multiple sources have told the Guardian.
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