Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe inherited a daunting in-tray when he became Metropolitan police commissioner in September 2011 Andy Rain/EPASir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Britain’s most senior police officer, announced today that he will retire from Scotland Yard months before his contract extension expires. The longest serving Metropolitan police commissioner in recent history will leave the force in February next year. His announcement comes just one week before a retired judge is due to hand over his review into Operation Midland, the disastrous VIP child abuse inquiry which prompted calls for Sir Bernard to step down. His decision to retire early will lead to speculation that Sir Richard Henriques, the retired judge leading the review, has been particularly critical of the…

Source: The Times September 29, 2016 11:03 UTC