Created on
29 September 2016
Responding to the news that Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe is to retire after five years as the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said:
"I would like to thank Bernard for his years of service and dedication to keeping Londoners safe - I have enjoyed working closely together with him over the past five months.
"Bernard oversaw the excellent policing of the 2012 Olympic Games and has taken big steps towards making our police service more representative of London.
"I will work closely with the Home Secretary to ensure we find the best possible candidate to appoint as the new Commissioner, so that we can continue to keep Londoners safe."