(UK) - Brian Paddick, one of Britain's most controversial police officers, is to leave his job next month, the Guardian has learned. Mr Paddick, a deputy assistant commissioner with the Metropolitan police, was sidelined last year by his bosses. Mr Paddick came to public prominence as the borough commander in Lambeth, south London, where he oversaw a pioneering scheme launched on the back of community demands that police concentrate on more serious crime. This, plus the fact he is openly gay, made him a hate figure for certain rightwing tabloid newspapers, but a hero for those who believe the police should become more liberal.
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