Ian Blair Resignation
Currently watching Ian Blair’s resignation live. Boris clearly being made the bogey-man. Fully expect the Home Sec to push that line harder.
I don’t care for unnecessary Boris-bashing - my interest here is this: can Boris spin this to his advantage? I doubt he can.
I bet Cameron will be livid at the “Nasty Party” jibes that will doubtless flood back.
Hmm, Boris can always say he’s looking forward to working closely with the next appointment on KNIFE CRIME and YOUNG HOODIE MUGGERS etc. The spin is obvious and easy, show Boris as the Voice of the People, we need change, fresh start, new broom, Blair unfortunately tained by the failed policies of the Labour past, yada ya. Job’s a good ‘un. I should do this for a living.
The real problem is the lack of suitable London candidates, since they’ve been fighting like rats in a sack. Someone from outside the capital, perhaps? Any staunch Tory areas round the country with a tough-talking grizzled chief cop they can spare to stand next to Boris and look grim? Perhaps the Deputy Mayor for Policing could put away his Observers Book of Airports and start doing his job, now he’s got what he wanted and booted out Blair?