Demonstrators outside New Scotland Yard say Cressida Dick has failed to acknowledge racism in the force

The Metropolitan police commissioner is facing calls to step down from Black Lives Matter activists who say Cressida Dick has “failed to acknowledge” racism within the force.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside New Scotland Yard on Saturday to denounce the “over-policing of black communities” through tactics including stop and search and police use of stun guns.

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