Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair, who was in charge of the force during the July 7 bombings, has died at the age of 72.Ian Blair, who ran the force from 2005 to 2008, took a seat as a crossbench peer in 2010 when he became Lord Blair of Boughton. He had been knighted in 1999.Lord Blair, who had been an often controversial top officer, "continued to be a friend of policing and police officers" after he left the force, according to the current Metropolitan Police Commissioner.

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair, who was in charge of the force during the July 7 bombings, has died at the age of 72.Ian Blair, who ran the force from 2005 to 2008, took a seat as a crossbench peer in 2010 when he became Lord Blair of Boughton. He had been knighted in 1999.Lord Blair, who had been an often controversial top officer, "continued to be a friend of policing and police officers" after he left the force, according to the current Metropolitan Police Commissioner.