Sir Ian Warwick Blair, QPM (born 19 March 1953) is Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police (head of the Metropolitan Police Service). He is not related to Tony Blair, the former British Prime Minister, despite sharing a surname. His position is considered to be the most senior position in the police forces of the UK, and as such he is referred to frequently in the press as Britain's Top Police Officer. Wikipedia
"You don't come into here without a pair of copper-bottomed trousers", said Sir Ian Blair after he became commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in February 2005, "this is a very tough place". news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3960881.stm
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