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'There is no easy way to say this,' said Boris... Sir Ian Blair tells how he was forced to quit as Met Chief

Sir Ian Blair addresses the press at his final MPA meeting at City Hall

When Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London in May 2008 I sent him a text offering my congratulations, and on his second day in office he asked to see me for a private word after a meeting. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK

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