LABOUR called today for urgent and serious reform of policing to combat a “perfect storm” in the wake of Cressida Dick’s resignation as Metropolitan Police commissioner. 

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said that an overhaul of police training, misconduct proceedings, officers’ social media use and whistleblowing structures are all needed. 

Amid plummeting confidence in the London’s main police force following the murder of Sarah Everard, Ms Cooper is also calling on Home Secretary Priti Patel to urgently include tackling violence against women and girls as a strategic policing requirement for all forces.