Sir Ian Blair must go

The momentum behind a movement to evict Sir Ian Blair, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has now become unstoppable. Last week the Metropolitan Police were found guilty of carelessness with regard to health and safety when Jean Charles de Menezes was wrongly shot in Stockwell tube station, as head of that organisation Sir Ian should have considered his position. Now the Independent Police Complaints Commission in a report on the incident have publicly pointed to Sir Ian as obstructive.

Any sensible man would be signing the letter right now, but Sir Ian is clinging on hoping that he can survive this latest row in a controversial reign. He denigrates himself, the office, the Metropolitan Police, the citizens of London and the Government ministers who foolishly stand by him. As just pointed out by Sir Michael Mansfield, the timing of yesterday's release of new evidence in the Stephen Lawrence case is bizarre. If Sir Ian is implicated in this timing, could it be that he has something in common with his namesake?

The Greater London Authority has voted for no confidence in Mr Blair. The Tories, Lib Dems and the media have joined them. In a couple of weeks the deputies will also have a chance to vote for no confidence. Let hope they take it.

Squiffy.