Hunt is on for the Met's deputy commissioner

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Significantly, whoever gets the job will be favourite to go on and become Britain's most senior officer - for the third consecutive time in recent years the deputy has stepped up to take the commissioner's role.

Among the candidates are likely to be Tim Godwin, an experienced Met Assistant Commissioner who is Acting Deputy Commissioner.

There is also speculation that officials will look outside the Met to fill the £204,000-a-year job.Possible candidates could include Jane Stichbury, a former Met officer who is one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary, and Sara Thornton, chief constable of Thames Valley.

Both are well respected and hugely experienced senior officers who could go on to take the top job and become the first woman Met Commissioner.

Another possible candidate is Assistant Commissioner John Yates, the officer who led the cash-for-honours inquiry.

The deputy's role will have to be filled before the Metropolitan Police Authority can start the process for selecting senior officers including the post of Assistant Commissioner in charge of Central Operations.