the headlines. nato has warned that the crisis over ukraine could be entering its most dangerous moment as russia's military build—up continues. russian forces are carrying out manoeuvres in belarus and its navy is massing off the black sea coast. the commissioner of london's metropolitan police, cressida dick, is to step down. she said she'd been left with "no choice" after london mayor, sadiq khan, made it clear that he had no confidence in her leadership. canada's truck protest has ratcheted up with a further border crossing targetted over covid restrictions. prime ministerjustin trudeau has warned that the two—week—long protests are threatening canada's economy. inflation in the united states has hit an annual rate of 7.5% — the highest in four decades. the price increases were driven by rising food, electricity and housing costs.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster and psychotherapist lucy beresford and joe twyman, director of deltapoll. thank you both so very much for joining us tonight. let's have a quick skim through the front pages. as you can expect, there's one story that dominates many of tomorrow's front pages. the metro leads with the title �*cressida ditched', as dame cressida dick quits her role as met police commissioner after a series of damaging controversies. the ft carries a photo of dame cressida. it cites the damning report by the police watchdog which found a culture of homophobia and sexism within the met ranks. in the i — dame cressida announces

she will resign as met chief only hours after she insisted that she had "absolutely no intention" of quitting. the telegraph says that the dame cressida had no choice but to quit after mayor of london sadiq khan told her that he was �*not satisfied' with her plans to change the culture at scotland yard. and in other news, the times says that the defence secretary ben wallace will fly to moscow tomorrow with a new package of sanctions in an attempt to persuade russia to step back from a war over ukraine. 0k, from a war over ukraine. let us begin. we're going start 0k, let us begin. we're going to start with the guardian. lucy, if i could kick off with you. one story has broken in the last few hours. their headline talking about the toxic culture failings in the mets. this was a bit of a shock because cressida dick had been very defiant this morning —— the mert. although i don't know whether the resignation is a stock or the timing. resignation is a stock or the timinu. ,, . . , timing. she had received multiple calls to no

timing. she had received multiple calls to go over— timing. she had received multiple calls to go over the _ timing. she had received multiple calls to go over the last _ timing. she had received multiple calls to go over the last month, . timing. she had received multiple l calls to go over the last month, and when her contract was renewed about six months ago for an extra two years, there were cries of foul because people didn't feel that she should have stayed in her post. but she gave an interview to bbc. one of the radio station this morning. she was not only defiant, but she gave the impression that sadiq khan was fully behind her, and therefore, its the timing of this sudden it's the timing of this sudden announcement that seems to have been taking people by surprise. apparently there was a meeting between sadiq khan and cressida dick called for about 430 this afternoon, i wish she was probably going to be told that he had lost his confidence in her. she didn't go to that meeting, but instead, she chose to resign. it's very interesting when you read the statements. it's pretty clear that she didn't want to resign, she felt she had been given no choice, and that echoes some of

sadiq khan's statement. i'm intrigued that priti patel�*s statement released was incredibly warm and very supportive, so i think what we've seen already, even now, there is still a mixed picture between the people that it was right that she was pressurised into resigning, and those including many met police officers who are very disappointed and feel she has been politcised and too much. they're very supportive. she is one of their own. she's been in the mets for a long time. own. she's been in the mets for a long time-— own. she's been in the mets for a lona time. ., ,, . ., , ., long time. the home secretary had exressed long time. the home secretary had expressed some _ long time. the home secretary had expressed some concern. _ long time. the home secretary had expressed some concern. in - long time. the home secretary had expressed some concern. in terms| long time. the home secretary had i expressed some concern. in terms of maintaining public confidence, it's a bit of a testing time. i don't

know how much you've mothered public confidence, but it's incredibly important that whoever leads the met does have complete public confidence of all political leaders. the does have complete public confidence of all political leaders.— of all political leaders. the head of all political leaders. the head ofthe of all political leaders. the head of the metropolitan _ of all political leaders. the head of the metropolitan police - of all political leaders. the head of the metropolitan police in - of all political leaders. the head i of the metropolitan police in many ways is _ of the metropolitan police in many ways is representative for police forces _ ways is representative for police forces and — ways is representative for police forces and officers across the countrx _ forces and officers across the country. notjust the forces and officers across the country. not just the thousands forces and officers across the country. notjust the thousands in the metropolitan police for service. what _ the metropolitan police for service. what i _ the metropolitan police for service. what i think is clear in the polling we've _ what i think is clear in the polling we've seen— what i think is clear in the polling we've seen over the last two weeks and months — we've seen over the last two weeks and months is that trust and the police _ and months is that trust and the police has really been shaken. this has been _ police has really been shaken. this has been as— police has really been shaken. this has been as a result of the number of different — has been as a result of the number of different events. you could point to the _ of different events. you could point to the way— of different events. you could point to the way that the metro police have _ to the way that the metro police have dealt with the alleged issues of parties in downing street, or

going _ of parties in downing street, or going back to the way the police handled — going back to the way the police handled the case of operation midland. in each of those individual cases. _ midland. in each of those individual cases, public support was damaged, but the _ cases, public support was damaged, but the cumulative effect of all of this, and — but the cumulative effect of all of this, and most recently, reports of officers _ this, and most recently, reports of officers in — this, and most recently, reports of officers in the charing cross station _ officers in the charing cross station exchanging homophobic messages, and two of them being promoted — messages, and two of them being promoted despite this information coming _ promoted despite this information coming to— promoted despite this information coming to light. all of those events, _ coming to light. all of those events, the cumulative effect has been _ events, the cumulative effect has been extraordinarily damaging across the country, notjust in london, and ithink— the country, notjust in london, and i think given — the country, notjust in london, and i think given all of that, cressida dick's _ i think given all of that, cressida dick's position was unsellable. she is not _ dick's position was unsellable. she is not the — dick's position was unsellable. she is not the type of people to carry on working — is not the type of people to carry on working either without the support of the mayor of london, and once it _ support of the mayor of london, and once it was _ support of the mayor of london, and once it was clear that that will be in question, i think it was impossible for her to stay in the

position — if we can just move on to the i. theirfront page if we can just move on to the i. their front page is defiant to force. they run through this, sadiq khan saying no longer confident in her. but they also have got a line saying tory mps... will lead to leadership challenge. lucy, the met is in the most enormously sensitive position at the moment politically because they are investigating the prime minister. theirfindings are going to be key to his survival, so we don't know if the findings will come up before or after cressida dick leaves. {iii come up before or after cressida dick leaves— dick leaves. of course, that successor — dick leaves. of course, that successor is _ dick leaves. of course, that successor is going - dick leaves. of course, that successor is going to - dick leaves. of course, that successor is going to be - dick leaves. of course, that - successor is going to be appointed after consultations between the home office and the mayor of london, sadiq khan. you've got this

extraordinary situation where the government is being investigated by the met police, and the government are now going to be working out who is going to be in charge of the met police. so, it can look very messy, but at the same time, cressida dick has agreed to stay on for a short while. itjust depends how long that appointment will take because of it takes more than a few weeks, we do assume that this report that's coming out, the investigation into party gate, hopefully won't take too much longer because so many things that seem to be writing on it. if you have a situation where the government is choosing who is going to leave the met, it will look very complicated while the investigation is live. let complicated while the investigation is live. , , is live. let me 'ust bring in the dail is live. let me just bring in the daily telegraph. _ they're all leaving with the same story. very simple line. joe, in terms of

the political optics of all this, again, maintaining public confidence in who is appointed as her successor, given it is the government that's being investigated by the mets will be crucial. we can have a country where people lose trust in government and police. we can have a situation where the public— can have a situation where the public lose more trust in government and police! _ public lose more trust in government and police! it's extraordinarily difficult — and police! it's extraordinarily difficult at the moment, and i think of previous— difficult at the moment, and i think of previous investigations of this type are — of previous investigations of this type are any guide, it's very, very unlikely— type are any guide, it's very, very unlikely that the investigation will be concluded before cressida dick leaves _ be concluded before cressida dick leaves. so, what does that mean for her replacement? does he or she, moving _ her replacement? does he or she, moving into — her replacement? does he or she, moving into the role, then have to deal with— moving into the role, then have to deal with that, or will it in effect be passed — deal with that, or will it in effect be passed on to her? it will be an extraordinarily politically sensitive solution, and i imagine that whatever the findings are, they

will be _ that whatever the findings are, they will be roundly disliked by probably both sides of the political spectrum, if not substantially one. how that— spectrum, if not substantially one. how that is— spectrum, if not substantially one. how that is dealt with moving forward — how that is dealt with moving forward is an extraordinarily difficult _ forward is an extraordinarily difficult challenge for the new commissioner. on top of the fact that he _ commissioner. on top of the fact that he or— commissioner. on top of the fact that he or she will have to deal with— that he or she will have to deal with the — that he or she will have to deal with the fact that funding for police — with the fact that funding for police officers has been reduced in real terms— police officers has been reduced in real terms over recent years, so there's— real terms over recent years, so there's less — real terms over recent years, so there's less money to go around. so there's less money to go around. so the grassroots situation is very difficult, — the grassroots situation is very difficult, and at the very top of the situation is difficult. it's quite — the situation is difficult. it's quite a _ the situation is difficult. it's quite a challenge for anyone to take on. let's just bring in the times front page. scramble for new met chief. lucy, whoever�*s brought in will want to make sure that if they are

responsible for the findings of the investigation, they'll want to be seen to be absolutely independent. therefore, it's hard to know whether cressida dick's departure spells good or bad news for the prime minister. one hopes it makes no different at all because the findings should be independent. whoever takes over will want to assert that they have great integrity and won't want to interfere and be seen, have any accusations of compromising. i think it has been interesting that people are talking about the difference between cressida dick, who has been in the met for so long, that that was a real advantage when it came to supporting and championing her police force many to her. but did that mean that she was too much a part of the institution, and therefore couldn't see how it could be changed? therefore, does not mean

that we should have someone in charge who actually comes from outside them met —— the met quiz although there have been various conversations in the last few hours suggesting that maybe should be brought in from overseas to head up the met. i'm not sure how that would go down with so many really able and talented people within the police service at the moment, but you're right. in terms of how people view this shift, this new scramble for who's going to take over from her, it really needs to be somebody who instilled a lot of faith that they are going to be able to get a grip really quickly, hit the ground running, not disturb any investigations in place, but actually be enough to make some changes as well. there's a huge undertaking for whoever takes on

this role. given the way that cressida dick has been eased out today, it is interesting to see what kind of person would want to take on that role. �* , , ., , that role. there's usually no shortage — that role. there's usually no shortage of— that role. there's usually no shortage of people - that role. there's usually no shortage of people who - that role. there's usually no shortage of people who are | shortage of people who are ambitious. no matter how challenging these jobs are. there will be a lot of scrutiny now about who and how appoints this next commissioner, because it might be done by the home secretary and the mayor, but it is difficult to see how in the real world, that appointment doesn't go through the prime minister. yes. through the prime minister. yes, what ou through the prime minister. yes, what you have — through the prime minister. yes, what you have on _ through the prime minister. yes, what you have on one _ through the prime minister. yes, what you have on one side - through the prime minister. yes, what you have on one side is the home _ what you have on one side is the home secretary and the prime minister. — home secretary and the prime minister, and the other side, the maryland — minister, and the other side, the maryland and. they have to decide between _ maryland and. they have to decide between them —— at the mayor of london~ — between them —— at the mayor of london. those two different sides, things— london. those two different sides, things from very, very different perspectives. how we marry up the priorities— perspectives. how we marry up the priorities of— perspectives. how we marry up the priorities of those two different groups— priorities of those two different

groups remains to be seen. i think it will— groups remains to be seen. i think it will be _ groups remains to be seen. i think it will be extraordinarily difficult to find _ it will be extraordinarily difficult to find someone. it has in the past as recently— to find someone. it has in the past as recently as the postwar period been _ as recently as the postwar period been civil servants appointed to this rather than police officers. i think— this rather than police officers. i think there'll be somewhat of a hesitation of moving back. it gives you an _ hesitation of moving back. it gives you an idea — hesitation of moving back. it gives you an idea of the kind of options that are _ you an idea of the kind of options that are available, so maybe we will see someone from outside london or perhaps— see someone from outside london or perhaps even outside the uk. i think that will— perhaps even outside the uk. i think that will be — perhaps even outside the uk. i think that will be extraordinarily controversial, but i imagine the choice — controversial, but i imagine the choice will— controversial, but i imagine the choice will be controversial whatever decision is made. it's unlikely— whatever decision is made. it's unlikely to _ whatever decision is made. it's unlikely to please many people much of the _ unlikely to please many people much of the time. just unlikely to please many people much of the time. , , ., , , ., , of the time. just to end this story with a paragraph _ of the time. just to end this story with a paragraph from _ of the time. just to end this story with a paragraph from the - of the time. just to end this storyj with a paragraph from the times, where they say sources close to the city con say officers had joke about rape, killing black children. that's what he can do handed cressida dick

the ultimatum —— sadiq khan. we believe that there for now. moving on to the daily telegraph. they are talking, as we have the bbc all day, about ukraine. the fact that lee's trust, the foreign secretary, went to moscow, and they say deaf truss. after a tense meeting. she was belittled to a degree. is meeting. she was belittled to a decree. , , , , �*, degree. is interesting because it's no real great _ degree. is interesting because it's no real great surprise _ degree. is interesting because it's no real great surprise that - degree. is interesting because it's no real great surprise that this - degree. is interesting because it's no real great surprise that this is. no real great surprise that this is how they treated her because they have had other dignitaries passing through the kremlin in the last couple of weeks. even in the last few months. they haven't given a warm welcome to any of them. i don't think we should be under any illusions that this is probably how they were going to treat mist to whatever she had to say.