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'A dangerous policing precedent'

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Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair says that his removal was a political show of strength by London Mayor Boris Johnson.

Sir Ian, speaking on The Andrew Marr Show, also said that the decision was a demonstration of the mayor's want to introduce an "American-style" selection process of prominent policing roles.

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