The claim the Metropolitan Police Commissioner assisted in the diversification of the service is unfairly bias and petty minded of you. The Commissioner has been subject to claims of racial discrimination from Assistant Met Chief, Tarique Ghaffur, Britain’s highest profile Asian officer. Mr Blair was subsequently subject to further race claims from Britain’s highest ranking Muslim civilian police staff, prior to claims made by Chief Superintendent Ali Dizaei. Furthermore, you abort to mention the ongoing discriminatory treatment of Sikh officer Detective Seargeant Gurpal Virdi, who has won several cases against the Met’s treatment of ethnic minority officers. During the rule of Sir Ian Blair’s rule, the Metropolitan Police Sikh Association & the Black Police Association were similarly subject to formal investigations into their finances. Both organisations were cleared by Independent Police Complaints Commission inquiries. There were other accusations of racism lodged against the Met and Sir Ian Blair, in his capacity as Commissioner of the Met. The National Black Police Association have reportedly threaten to cut all recruitment, and put a stop to all meetings with Sir Ian’s senior management and the wider Met Police on issues surrounding ethnic minorities. What does this say Lynne about Ian Blair’s diversity ‘champion’ beliefs?

Perhaps you should also ask yourself why the Association of Muslim Police are so quiet about the treatment of Muslim officers, and why they have openly come out to say how great Ian Blair is. Perhaps some associations receive ‘lavish’ funding, including full-time staff to work in their associational office, whilst other associations do not receive similar support. Mr Blair regrettably impeached himself. His behaviour, attitude and his treatment of ethnic officers did nothing to help him