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Ghaffur will give evidence in private at Met racism inquiry Ghaffur case 'cost £1m but taught the Met nothing' Ghaffur rejects payout because he won't deny  Sir Ian is a racist Blair axes race accuser in showdown Race row police chief may see wife in court Now Ghaffur sues deputy in charge of 2012 policing Met chief 'tried to stop his head of security for 2012 going to Beijing' Lawyer in Ghaffur's Met battle is fighting his own £10m race case Revealed: the turmoil of Tarique Ghaffur

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Ghaffur: My case puts Asians off joining Met

03.04.09
The former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner spoke out over his row last year with Scotland Yard about its alleged racism, saying it could put off Asians from joining the force... more

Ghaffur calls for Muslim 'preachers of hate' to be banned from television

19.03.09
Former senior Scotland Yard officer Tarique Ghaffur has called on Muslim leaders to seek a legal ban on extremists such as Anjem Choudary appearing in public or on television... more

Ghaffur will give evidence in private at Met racism inquiry

17.02.09
Former race row police chief Tarique Ghaffur will be the first witness at an inquiry into discrimination within the Metropolitan Police... more

The next Met boss must move beyond race

09.12.08
The Met needs its Barack Obama. It needs a leader who can take it beyond the politics of both racism and racial grievance into the London of the 21st century. In short, it needs someone who can face down Tarique Ghaffur.... more

Blair has bred a generation of career cops, says Ghaffur

08.12.08
Scotland Yard's top echelons have come under fresh attack from the senior police officer at the centre of a race battle with former commissioner Sir Ian Blair... more

Ghaffur case 'cost £1m but taught the Met nothing'

26.11.08
Tarique Ghaffur's legal battle against the Met Police has cost London taxpayers £1million and has done nothing to tackle racism within the force, a key officer claims... more

Race-row Met officer to go this week in £300,000 deal

25.11.08
Britain's top Asian police officer is to quit Scotland Yard on Thursday after finally agreeing a £300,000 compensation deal over his race claim against Commissioner Sir Ian Blair... more

Ghaffur to settle for £300,000 and accept gagging deal in 'embarrassing climbdown'

13.11.08
Britain's most senior Asian police officer is to settle his claim for race discrimination with Scotland Yard in what has been described as an "embarrassing climbdown"... more

Ghaffur rejects payout because he won't deny Sir Ian is a racist

20.10.08
Britain's most senior Muslim officer has been offered a six-figure sum to settle his race discrimination case against the force, the Standard can reveal. ... more

Met is facing race bias claim by its top Asian woman

10.09.08
The most senior Muslim woman in the Met police is set to lodge a claim of race discrimination against her employers, the Standard can reveal... more

How the row unfolded

09.09.08
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Blair axes race accuser in showdown

09.09.08
Police chief Tarique Ghaffur was personally stripped of his duties in a face to face meeting with Sir Ian Blair... more

Race row police chief may see wife in court

05.09.08
Race row police chief Tarique Ghaffur could face an acrimonious divorce battle, it was revealed... more

Met crisis is one of leadership, not race

01.09.08
My feelings about Tarique Ghaffur are very mixed. The impression I have of the Met's Assistant Commissioner - shared, I should add, by a number of rather more politically correct figures than myself - is that he may, if anything, have been overpromoted, rather than held back on grounds of race... more

Met wins race case ahead of showdown with Ghaffur

01.09.08
Scotland Yard claimed a timely victory as an Asian officer lost his race discrimination case against the force... more

Step down, colleagues tell Asian officer accusing Met chief of racism

29.08.08
Race-row police chief Tarique Ghaffur is facing a rebellion from fellow officers and increasing calls to step aside from his role at the top of Scotland Yard... more

Ghaffur: My boss Blair is my enemy...

28.08.08
One of Scotland Yard's most senior officers has used a televised press conference to declare war on Commissioner Sir Ian Blair... more

Now Ghaffur sues deputy in charge of 2012 policing

27.08.08
The Scotland Yard officer in charge of security for the 2012 Olympics is being sued for racism by his boss Tarique Ghaffur... more

Blair formally accused of racist plot on Ghaffur

22.08.08
Britain's most senior police officer is accused of plotting to oust a rival and discriminating against him on the grounds of race, religion and age... more

Ghaffur starts race case against the Met

20.08.08
One of Britain's most senior police officers is poised to formally lodge a highly damaging race claim against Scotland Yard... more

Met chief 'tried to stop his head of security for 2012 going to Beijing'

12.08.08
Sir Ian Blair faces new claims over his treatment of one of his most senior officers... more

Met officer helps to make film on police racism after 7/7

22.07.08
The director of a controversial film about a Muslim policeman told how he was helped by a senior officer involved in a real-life race battle with the Met... more

Lawyer in Ghaffur's Met battle is fighting his own £10m race case

18.07.08
The lawyer hired by Tarique Ghaffur in his legal showdown with the Metropolitan Police, is himself fighting his own £10million discrimination claim... more

Race claim officer pulls out of talks with Met

17.07.08
Talks between the Met and Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur over claims of racial discrimination have collapsed after he demanded a leading legal figure to chair the mediation process... more

Attacks on Met's Sir Ian are 'harming race relations'

08.07.08
The Met's independent race advisers have issued a strong defence of Sir Ian Blair... more

Revealed: the turmoil of Tarique Ghaffur

01.07.08
Britain's highest-ranking Asian officer is at the centre of rumours over the state of his marriage and faces a backlash from his former supporters... more

Ghaffur is right - the Met still lags behind on race

01.07.08
Zaheer Ahmad, the president of the National Association of Muslim Police, has urged the Home Secretary to launch a "critical review" of racism in the police... more

Black police leader joins race attack on Met chief

27.06.08
A black police leader has said he had to take a "deep breath" as he learned details of allegations made by Scotland Yard assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur against the Met... more

Met chief in race battle

25.06.08
Britain's most senior Muslim police officer is preparing a race claim against Scotland Yard... more

Why I say no to 42-day detention, by Muslim Met chief

18.04.08
Britain's most senior Muslim police officer is opposed to the Government's plans for 42-day detention of terror suspects... more

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