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Boris Johnson’s decision to push Sir Ian Blair out of his job sets up the possibility of a real clash between City Hall and the Home Office. It is a dangerous precedent: Sir Ian had to go because he had lost the London mayor’s support. That means the London mayor basically has the power to… Read more »
Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Ian Blair has resigned, citing friction between himself and London mayor Boris Johnson. “Without the mayor’s backing I do not consider I can work effectively,” he said. He described being commissioner as the “proudest time of my life” and said his decision was not based on “any failures”. Sir Paul Stephenson,… Read more »
