Boris Johnson should not take over the role of the MPA - Dee Doocey
May 15, 2010 12:23 PM
Originally published by London Assembly Liberal Democrats
Originally published by London Assembly Liberal Democrats
Commenting on the statement by Theresa May, the new Home Secretary, that she plans to push through plans for directly elected police commissioners, Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly policing spokesperson and a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority said:
"For ten years the Metropolitan Police Service has been accountable to Londoners through a police authority. To now place all that accountability in the hands of one person would be a serious mistake.
"Boris Johnson struggled to even chair the Metropolitan Police Authority, so the idea that he, or indeed any Mayor, could now do the work currently carried by the whole Authority would be the first mistake made by the new Home Secretary
"London needs a broad based police authority representing the immense diversity of the capital."
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