Cressida Dick is at the centre of a new 'cover-up' storm after it emerged she was secretly referred to the police watchdog over comments she made about the controversial stop and search of Team GB sprinter Bianca Williams.
A formal complaint was made over remarks by the Met Commissioner during a radio interview after the athlete and her partner Ricardo dos Santos, a Portuguese sprinter, were handcuffed and separated from their three-month-old son when their car was stopped.
Video of the incident last July showed a distressed Miss Williams telling officers: 'My son is in the car.'
Weeks later, Dame Cressida jumped to the defence of her officers, telling LBC's Nick Ferrari that 'having seen some of the footage myself, I would say that any officer worth their salt would have stopped that car that was being driven in that manner and, secondly, my professional standards people have looked at it and they don't see any misconduct'.
Critics accused Dame Cressida of trying to pre-empt the outcome of an ongoing independent investigation into the incident.
Controversy deepened this month after the police watchdog revealed that three Met officers were under investigation for gross misconduct over alleged racism and dishonesty.
Miss Williams and Mr dos Santos were stopped in north-west London by the Met's Territorial Support Group.
The Mail can reveal that a complaint was made last August about Dame Cressida's comments on LBC, and subsequently referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which carried out an 'assessment' of her remarks, before she was cleared of misconduct (Pictured: Dame Cressida)
They were searched on suspicion of having drugs and weapons, with none found, while their son was in the back seat.
Both athletes are trained by former Olympic champion Linford Christie, who accused police of institutional racism.
The Mail can reveal that a complaint was made last August about Dame Cressida's comments on LBC, and subsequently referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which carried out an 'assessment' of her remarks.
But details of the referral, which cleared her of misconduct, have been kept under wraps for nearly a year, with the Met refusing to answer key questions.
It is only because of Mail inquiries that details of the complaint and the
