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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal and Vikram Dodd

DARK SECRETS: Boris johnson faces backlash after pushing former met chief for nca role | Vintage Vibes

Bernard Hogan-Howe attends the police memorial day service at St Paul's Cathedral in London in 2016
Lord Hogan-Howe was the head of the Metropolitan police from 2011 to 2017, during which he oversaw Operation Midland. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Boris Johnson’s attempt to appoint a former Metropolitan police commissioner into another senior police role has prompted a furious backlash from three high-profile victims of the VIP paedophile ring scandal.

The widow of the late former home secretary Leon Brittan, the family of the late war hero Lord Bramall, and the former Tory MP Harvey Proctor have demanded that the prime minister reconsider whether Bernard Hogan-Howe is suitable to be the head of the National Crime Agency after presiding over the disastrous Operation Midland.

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