Police commissioner urged to resign by local panel over Sarah Everard comments

Philip Allott addressed the meeting from his office, saying he wanted to apologise “without reservation” for his comments during the BBC Radio York interview and said tensions had run high since then.

Police presence at a memorial to Sarah Everard (PA)

A police commissioner whose comments following the murder of Sarah Everard caused a national outcry has received a formal vote of no confidence from local politicians.

But despite calling his own comments “absolutely ridiculous” and “pathetic”, Philip Allott, North Yorkshire police, fire and crime commissioner, told an online public meeting he would not step down from his £74,400 role.