I think it is outrageous that the Commissioner has been found guilty before any enquiry. In view of the Mayor's clear indications that he disliked the Commissioner, I would not want any change in the law to permit him to sack him. This is the role of the Police Authority acting on our behalf.

Jane Ashby, Lincoln, UK

The problem with the Met is that Ian Blair and Cressida Dick are Oxbridge graduates - the latter took time off to do an MPhil as well. They do not have enough expereince of beat patrols and on the ground policing. The policy of fast tracking academically clever people is open to serious doubt

Garth Wiseman, london, england

It couldn't happen to a more deserving guy. Way to go Boris.

Larry, stratford,

Blair will be fired, but by not following 'due process' he will then sue the City of London for a million. It's a win-win situation: Boris gets rid of Blair and Blair receives a handsome pay off. The loser? The tax payer

AJ, London,

USA cities allow their population to elect the head of police and education departments. Why can't UK cities do the same?

Michael, Edinburgh,

Mr Blair takes credit where none is due and no responsibility when he should. He has shielded SO9 (who shot Jean de Menezes and Mark Saunders) from accountability, wasted taxpayers money on unnecessary refurbishments and now this special business friend. And of course not principled enough to resign

Russell, london,

Can we readers expect your headlines always to be negative regarding Johnson for his entire stint as Mayor?
It's the copper who's in the frame this time isn't it?
Johnson doesn't appear to done anything wrong here, just as he had n't when you reported "Johnson in race scandal" last month.

kilgallon, london,

Don't "plot", Mr Johnson: just get rid of him!

Robert, Hull, UK

get rid of him boris. he is well past his sell-by date and the met has become a laughing-stock under his management.

grindles, london, england

Thick skinned Blair only survived scores of misdeeds by the support of Livingstone. Now is the time to be rid of another "public servant" who has his interest at heart rather than the public's

Geoff, London,

Team BoJo (tory head office) are only now realising how little power the position of Mayor Of London ACTUALLY has. He can't hire or fire, appoint, spend or tax. We are about to learn, the very hard way, how consummate and adept was Ken Livingsone as a pan-partisan politician. London is utterly shot.

Kim, London,

Letting any politician get involved in the day to day running of the police would be a disaster for an organisation that needs to be visibly impartial. However, Sir Ian has presided over one embarrassing scandal after another, and is unfit for the role he occupies. I would not be sorry to see him go

johnny, london,

Boris Johnson's record is hardly inspiring is it? First there is the unenforceable ban on alcohol on public transport, then a rather dodgy Mayoral appointment, and now trying to remove the police commissioner when he doesn't have the authority to do so. They say you get the politicians you deserve.

Wendy, London,

In the interest of harmony why not implement the US system where a City Chief of Police is accountable to the Mayor. Currently there appears to be a huge lack of communication which clearly has an adverse effect on the citizens who both parties should be working for.

James, London, UK

Unless London has adopted some of the practices of American.cities I don't think Boris is Blairs boss I think the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is in charge of the Police and as such she has the power to hire and fire

Peter, Vancouver. BC., Canada

I do not want to see a situation whereby any Police Officer could be appointed, promoted, removed or suspended by one person or Political Party.

But I believe that the Office of London Mayor needs the authority to call for Investigation of any suspected malfeasance by any London public official.

Peter Hartley, Guildford,

Blair should have gone after the Menezes debacle. Th esooner this awful man can be removed from public office the better.

Neil, Edinburgh,

Boris Johnsons record on the appointments he has made, hardly inspires confidence in any future appointments he might make.Let's face it the only reason he is there now is because people were fed up with Ken and his appointments.

Mike, Peterborough, England

We have no accountability anywhere, politicians, civil servants and even policemen. Blair oversaw the gut wrenching killing of an innocent man and NO ONE was ever held accountable for that? How can that be? He should have been and if this impropriety piece is his downfall, some justice is served.

Athar, London, UK

If it comes to pass that this apology for a copper is slung out, London should get down on its knees and praise the saviour Boris

John, Kouvola, Finland

I think that the politicians should stay well clear of attempting to run the Met Police, they will and are making an already difficult job harder.

Kris, Croydon,

Why is it that British public servants and institutions were once the bench mark for the world to follow, while now they are no better than those in banana republics !

Lets all hear it for inclusion and political correctness so long as it does not apply to those meeting it out !

slade wallis, Retford, Great Britain

I spent eleven years working for an emergency service in London, since Blair became the top policeman I frequently - several times a week - asked street cops up to the rank of Inspector what they thought of their boss; every single cop on the street loathed him - most replies were unprintable !

Tom, London, UK

P Barrett.. The UK does not have A police force; Scotland and England/Wales have different law; each area within the two countries has its own police force. I could add that I detect very little respect anywhere in society for the police. I fear you may be a little out of date.

tris, dundee, Scotland

Ian Blair is a member of the liberalist institutional dictatorship that frustrates us, the democratic majority, at every turn. So is Boris Johnson. Overthrow this minority dictatorship in its entirety. Replace with democratic majority forces implementing the will of the democratic majority. ASAP.

Terry, London, UK

Who, in fact, can suspend or sack the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police? Or is he completely above the law?

John Dean, Westerham, U.K.

Boris seems to be doing a great job.this is why we chose him over Ken: to get rid of the Labour cronies and get some competence at City Hall!

max, London, uk

P Barrett has obviously been living in Malta for too long if they think the "UK has the most respected police force in the world"
Since the introduction of "targets" for the numbers of arrests there has been a sharp rise in very minor crimes solved but violent knife crime has gone through the roof.

GJB, Slough, Berkshire

Boris, if we had less of the plotting and more of the doing, perhaps London would not have so many problems. Your job is to improve London not carry out Machiavellian plots to help your conservative masters.

barry, London, UK

Blair does not inspire any trust whatsoever. And if a policeman is not to be trusted, he can't do his job.

jimbo, Oslo, Norway

While you're at it Boris, why not sack the greedy incompetent and arrogant fools who are organising the 2012 Olympics, hand the Games back to the IOC and save the British taxpayer over £14bn?
David Craig
Author "Squandered: How Gordon Brown is wasting over £1 trillion of our money"

david craig, Bournemouth, UK

Thank god someone wants to get rid of the odious Blair.

Richard , Nottingham,

The police or a less accountable agency will read e mails of all politicians who might interest them, as will the press if they can lay their hands on them. This of course can be used by clever (oxymoron?) politicians to further their plans for publicising a case against a chosen individual.

mike gee, bournemoth , uk

Sir Ian Blair is a supreme example of the Peter Principle

Peter Stroud, Hook, England

You've been in the job of Deputy Mayor for six weeks, Mr Malthouse, if I've read the article correctly? And with everything else in London and/or the 'Met', this just "happened" to get your attention, with no political axe to grind?
"Hey, wasn't that a flying pig outside my window?"

Rick, Wanganui, New Zealand

Who, in fact, does have the power to suspend or sack the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police? Or is he completely above the law?

John Dean, Westerham, U.K.

Why should he be plotting? He has the right to dismiss this sleazy individual without having to plot and he has the mandate of the London public.

Mike, London,

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Don't let him retire on health grounds. Get him to the Inquiry and if found guilty sack him and - rules permitting - halve his pension. If the rules do not permit, change the rules for all government and civil service employees found guilty of misconduct.

In China, if guilty, he'd hang

michael, brightlingsea, england

He's not going anywhere. He may have tapes of conversations leading to the war with Bliar et al, he's admitted some, and you can't prove a negative. He's in the enviable position of being inside the tent.

I'm quite in awe at the skill of a man who can hold Alastair Campbell under the sword of Dam

Mark, Staines,

A Policeman's lot is not a happy one.
The UK has the most respected Police Force in the world.
Keep politics and politicians away from direct control of the Police Force and let them get on with crime prevention and law enforcement.

P Barrett, Valletta, Malta

Nice one Boris - but assume the cops are reading your emails & listening to your phone.

Mike, Sydney,

Come on one-term Boris, , make a pig's ear of it!

Kevin , Omagh, N. Ireland

Go for it Boris ! It`s high time this disaster-prone PC cop was shown the door.

Simon McDennot, Leeds, UK

To see "Baby Face" kicked out on his ear would make my day. Does so reminds one of politically over-correct Supt. Mullett (Touch of Frost). Here's hoping the last of the Blairs is finally resigned off out of it to spend more time with his family. Which will be hard cheese for them.

Andrew Milner, Karuizawa, Japan

When will people learn not to put confidential stuff in e-mails?

Dwight Vandryver, Scholar Green, Cheshire, UK

Come on Boris!!!

Dan, London, UK