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James O'Brien - The Whole Show

Met Commissioner Cressida Dick has resigned

James O'Brien - The Whole Show

Global

Daily News, News

4.3914 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2022

⏱️ 137 minutes

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This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio; to join the conversation call: 0345 60 60 97

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0:00.0

It's three minutes after ten. A very good morning to you. I'm glad you're covering this, James, albeit a little late.

0:06.5

Sting was never quite the same without Stuart and Andy. In fact, he became quite bland later on, said Martin in Worthing.

0:12.3

Listen, I did stress that I was not talking about the police, the ban, talking about the police, the institution, the force of law and order.

0:19.8

Although well played to whoever it was, it force of law and order, although well played to

0:21.2

whoever it was, it's disappeared down my inbox now, well played to whoever it was that pointed

0:26.3

out, Sadiq Khan has told Crescester Dick, don't stand so, don't stand so, don't stand so close

0:34.4

to me.

0:35.4

I wonder what broke the camel's back. I wonder what it was that prompted

0:39.6

Sadiq Khan to take this action. I wonder how much of it was political. I hope very, very little,

0:45.9

if any. You never know. I think it's a very, very inconveniently timed departure from Boris Johnson's

0:53.1

point of view. This is entirely speculative, but I think the facts support the theory.

0:58.9

I imagine that Boris Johnson was, if you gave him the choice of leaving Cress of the Dick in post,

1:06.5

as the sort of final touches are put to these investigations into the parties that were thrown at Downing Street

1:12.4

or having this sort of interregnum, this period of confusion or limbo, I imagine, given the decisions she has made,

1:24.9

arguably in his favour prior to now. I imagine Boris Johnson would have

1:29.2

rather like to have Crest of the Dick in post when the final decisions were due to be made. Similarly,

1:35.6

and this only struck me literally as I was walking down the stairs, so forgive me if it turns out

1:39.1

to be a load of old pants. Pretty Patel blindsided reportedly by the dismissal. Crescad de Dix's position became untenable after

1:47.6

Sadiq Khan made it clear he had lost confidence in her. Home Secretary didn't know it was happening,

1:54.0

got told over the phone that it was happening, but of course the idea of any senior member of

1:58.1

Boris Johnson's government playing a hand in getting rid of someone for

2:00.9

either being rubbish or dishonest. And Cressida Dick, of course, is not accused of breaking the law,

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