Dame Cressida Dick stepped down from her position as commissioner on Thursday evening after London mayor lost “confidence” in her.

She said she had “no choice” but to resign, after only hours before saying she had “absolutely no intention of going.”

It has been reported that the commissioner was called for a meeting at 4.30pm Thursday to discuss her future, which she chose not to attend and to instead resign.

Dick has expressed “deep sadness and regret” over leaving the role.

Announcing her resignation, she said: “Undertaking this role, a crown appointment as a servant of the people of London and the United Kingdom has been the greatest honour and privilege of my life.”

At Sadiq Khan’s request, Dick has agreed to continue as commissioner “for a short period, a number of weeks, to ensure the stability of the met and its leadership.”

The Mayor of London said: “It’s clear that the only way to start to deliver the scale of the change required is to have new leadership right at the top of the Metropolitan Police.”

Khan believes change is “urgently required” to rebuild the trust and confidence of Londoners and root out the racism, sexism, homophobia, bullying, discrimination and misogyny that exists today.

He said Dick’s response to this has not been satisfactory.

However, he did thank her for 40 years of “dedicated” public service and recent work in helping bring down violent crime in London.

Khan and Home Secretary Priti Patel are now working to appoint a new commissioner.

It has been reported that the Home Office and London City Hall have clashed over the departure of Dick from the Metropolitan Police.

It is understood that Khan didn’t inform Patel of his intention to request a meeting with the commissioner.

The Home Secretary praised Dick for her “steadfast dedication” despite “challenging times.”

I will appoint a Commissioner who will deliver results for the people they serve — someone focused on reducing violence in the city, tackling the abuse of women & girls, ridding our streets of drugs, knives & weapons, saving lives & protecting the public.https://t.co/oIw1H0Q3jU

— Priti Patel (@pritipatel) February 11, 2022

Boris Johnson also commended her for her “great dedication and distinction.”

Speaking on BBC London Thursday daytime, Dick said she was leading a “real transformation of the Met” and had been for the past five years.

Since taking on the role, Dick has been involved in a number of scandals.

Most recently she faced severe criticism after watchdog revealed sexist, racist and homophobic messages between officers.

The officers, mainly based at Charing Cross, shared hateful and offensive messages.

Dick said she was “seething anger” over these findings.

In the wake of the damning Watchdog report, Khan put the commissioner “on notice.”

He warned she had only days or weeks to respond to the failing of the Met police.

Deeming her response unsatisfactory, Khan withdrew support which subsequently led to the commissioner’s resignation.

The Met Police have assured that it will not impact the investigation into the Partygate scandal.