Cressida Dick today said killer cop Wayne Couzens had 'brought shame on the Met' as she apologised at how he was able to abuse his position to kidnap, rape and murder Sarah Everard - but resisted calls to resign amid anger at the multiple missed chances to identify him as a sexual predator. The Met commissioner said she was 'absolutely horrified' at the atrocity and said she recognised 'the precious bond of trust has been damaged' - as the force announced it will not deploy plain clothes police officers on their own in an effort to reassure the public. She added: 'As Commissioner I will do everything in my power to ensure we learn any lessons. I know that what happened to Sarah, and what has happened to other women in London and beyond in recent times, has raised important questions about women's safety. 'Here in the Met I commit to keep working with others to improve women's safety and reduce the fear of violence. There are no words that can express the fury and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to Sarah. I am so sorry.' Meanwhile, Priti Patel today said the Met Police had 'serious questions' to answer over the case - but stood by Cressida Dick following calls for her to resign amid fury at how the officer was able to 'slip the net'. The Home Secretary said Britain's biggest force should be 'held to account' but batted away a question about whether she should now step down. She said: 'I think first of all there are important questions and questions that I've been asking and challenges, we have to be honest about this, in particular to this case, but also the conduct of that serving officer and conduct of policing more broadly. 'So, I will continue to work with the Metropolitan Police and the Commissioner to hold them to account as everybody would expect me to do, and I will continue to do that.'
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