Boris's threat to sabotage top cop Blair; POLICE.MAYOR Boris Johnson Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964, New York City)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician, journalist and former editor of The Spectator. threatened to undermine Sir Ian Blair Sir Ian Warwick Blair, QPM (born 19 March 1953) is Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police (head of the Metropolitan Police Service). He is not related to Tony Blair, the former British Prime Minister, despite sharing a surname. publicly if he refused to step down as head of the Metropolitan Police, a Government minister claimed yesterday. Home Office minister Lord West of Spithead told the House of Lords House of Lords: see Parliament. that the mayor had threatened to declare he had no confidence in the Commissioner if a journalist posed the question. The accusation came amid continued political wrangling over the appointment of Sir Ian's successor. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith snubbed Tory Mr Johnson's plea that the two of them form the final stage interview panel. She also rejected his argument against "moving too quickly". It was important that London was not without a Commissioner "for any longer than is necessary", she said in a letter. |
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