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Damian Green heat is turned up on Mayor Boris’ role

When the Leader of the London Assembly Labour Group wrote in Labour Matters that Mayor Boris Johnson should “consider his position as chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority” over his involvement in the Damian Green arrest, few took notice.

They’re taking notice now, as The Guardian reports:

“A formal complaint about Boris Johnson’s involvement in the controversial Scotland Yard raid on the Houses of Parliament could lead to his suspension or removal as Mayor of London. He is accused of ‘potentially corrupting’ the Metropolitan Police investigation into leaks from the Home Office, which led to the arrest of the shadow immigration minister, Damian Green.

The complaint alleges that Johnson, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), is guilty of four ‘clear and serious’ code of conduct breaches by speaking to Green, an arrested suspect in an ongoing criminal investigation, and publicly prejudging the outcome of the police inquiry following a private briefing by senior officers.”
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