London police chief defies calls to quit over police actions at Sarah Everard vigil

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick arrives at New Scotland Yard in London (Yui Mok/PA)

The head of the Metropolitan Police has said she will not stand down despite calls for her to quit over her force’s actions at a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard.

Cressida Dick said what happened to the 33-year-old “appals me” and made her “more determined, not less” to lead the organisation.