Iain Blair

I am writing this whilst waiting for a "significant statement" to be made about his future. I really hope that it is his resignation. Blair has become far too political and too closely allied with Labour. The extremely damaging row with Tarique Ghaffur has further weakened his tattered credibility. His judgement has been questioned frequently and there always was a view that he refused to accept responsibility for the death of Jean Charles de Menezes. So if he is to go then it will be for the best for the Met and his successor will be able to rebuild a fractured relationship with Londoners.