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Sir Ian Blair, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police

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Last broadcast on Tue, 17 Nov 2009, 05:30 on BBC Parliament (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Andrew Neil interviews Sir Ian Blair, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.

They discuss his time as head of the Met and his views on modern policing before moving on to people’s view of the police, the different ways to tackling crime in London and New York and the politicisation of the police. They also talk about the tragic killing of Jean Charles de Menezes and the challenge of dealing with the threat of suicide bombers.

Broadcasts

  1. Sat 14 Nov 2009
    23:25
  2. Sat 14 Nov 2009
    23:30
  3. Sun 15 Nov 2009
    01:30
  4. Sun 15 Nov 2009
    22:30
  5. Mon 16 Nov 2009
    10:20
  6. Tue 17 Nov 2009
    02:00
  7. Tue 17 Nov 2009
    05:30

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