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MERSEYSIDE’S former chief constable was installed as deputy leader of the embattled Met Police in the wake of resignations over the phone hacking scandal.
Bernard Hogan-Howe was yesterday being tipped by many as the man to step into the Scotland Yard hot-seat as the force tries to recover from the body-blow of losing its figurehead – Sir Paul Stephenson – at the weekend.
Yesterday afternoon, assistant commissioner John Yates, who oversaw the first failed inquiry into hacking, also quit.
Within an hour of Yates’ resignation, Home Secretary Theresa May announced Mr Hogan-Howe, 60, would step into the role of acting Deputy Commissioner while current deputy Tim Goodwin was promoted to Acting Commissioner.
Sir Paul, a former Merseyside Assistant Chief Constable, quit as Commissioner on Sunday amid allegations of inappropriate links with News of the World executive Neil Wallis.
And within hours of the shock news, names of his potential replacement began to circulate.
