The Met Police’s leader has said some her most ‘hard-bitten’ officers were in tears of shame as their force’s reputation was blighted by the deaths of three women.

Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said she would not resign over a crisis in public confidence surrounding the murders of Sarah Everard, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman.

PC Wayne Couzens abused his power as a serving police officer to kidnap, rape, and murder Sarah, 33, after stopping her in Clapham, south London, as she walked home on March 3.

He was sentenced to a rare whole life order in September, and he has since lodged an appeal.

Social worker Bibaa, 46, and her photographer sister Nicole, 27, were stabbed to death while celebrating their older sister’s birthday in Fryent county park, west London on June 6 last year.

Met officers Deniz Jaffer, 47, and Jamie Lewis, 33, shared pictures of the women’s bodies with colleagues and other people through Whatsapp.

They could face long prison sentences after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office on Tuesday.

Dame Cressida says all 46,000 Met Police employees have been in face-to-face meetings with their line managers in the last month on misogyny, abuse of social media, and upholding public standards.

She told the Evening Standard: ‘There is no room in the Met for sexist, racist or homophobic behaviour or abusing trust. If you do that you are not welcome, get out.’

‘I can remember many hard-bitten, very experienced officers of all levels, when they heard about the photographs of Bibaa and Nicole, when they heard about the identification of the killer of Sarah Everard, have been in tears.

‘I’m talking about experienced men in my service. They feel absolutely appalled, betrayed and let down.

‘They feel the events have brought shame on them and the Met they love. And that’s the same for me.’

The Met announced this week it will deploy plain clothes officers outside bars and clubs in south London in a trial to see if the plan helps police stop attacks on women.

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