"He was threatening my job because I had dared to put the needs of the police and public ahead of the wishes of the Government.I tried again to defend my position but he shouted me down with such contempt that I knew my future was in as much danger as the police's time-honoured independence from the State.Sadly the entanglement of the two has never been clearer than with the arrest last month of Conservative immigration spokesman Damian Green over leaked documents that embarrassed Downing Street, an act that has exposed the Met to intense scrutiny.As I walked out of Sir Ian's office I thought: 'This man has lost his marbles.' If it all hadn't been quite so serious, I would have felt sorry for him".
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