UNDER-fire police chief Dame Cressida Dick says she considers quitting her Scotland Yard job “every few weeks”.
The Met boss admitted she regularly reviewed her performance in her £230,000 role.
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It comes after a string of apologies, including for the murder of Sarah Everard by one of her officers.
Asked whether she had considered her position, Dame Cressida said: “Yes, I think every few weeks, every few months throughout my commissionership. I have sat down and reviewed with myself whether I’m the right person to carry on.”
Her comments were made during a careers talk two weeks ago to students in Westminster, The Spectator revealed.
One student even claimed that later, at a drinks reception, Dame Cressida revealed she did not like investigating politicians, saying “they’re mostly good people trying to improve the world and it would undermine public trust for them”.
The comments, before the Partygate probe, were put on social media but later removed.
A Met spokesman said it did not recognise the remarks.
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During the careers talk, Dame Cressida added to her comments about considering quitting, saying: “I just think that’s good practice. I think, the implicit thing in your question was, has there been one thing where I’ve gone away and thought, ‘Oh dear, I better resign’, or had a very serious conversation about, ‘Is now the time to resign?’.
“The answer to that is no, I haven’t. But I absolutely listen to what’s out there.”
She was forced to make an apology following the murder of Sarah, 33, who was kidnapped and killed by Met officer Wayne Couzens.
The Met also failed the victims of serial killer Stephen Port.
An apology was also issued for sexist and racist conduct at Charing Cross nick.
