Met chief Blair 'set to resign' [View All]

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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair is on the point of resigning, the BBC understands.

A "significant" statement is expected later on the future of Sir Ian, the UK's most senior officer since 2005.

It follows fresh newspaper reports on the use of public money to pay a close friend to advise him. Sir Ian has previously denied any wrongdoing.

He has also faced criticism over the racism row involving the Met's most senior Asian officer Tarique Ghaffur.

There have been questions too about his handling of events surrounding the 2005 death of Jean Charles de Menezes, who was shot dead at Stockwell Underground station in south London after being mistaken for a suicide bomber.

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