BRITAIN’S next top cop will be a white middle-aged man who has retired from the police, The Sun can reveal.
The race to be Met Police Commissioner is between three hopefuls dubbed MPS — “male, pale and senior”.
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Favourite is Sir Mark Rowley, 57, once the force’s deputy chief and head of UK’s anti-terror policing.
The others are former Bedfordshire chief constable Jon Boutcher, in his 50s, and New Zealand’s ex-top cop Mike Bush, 61.
He would be Scotland Yard’s first foreign boss.
Former National Crime Agency boss Dame Lynne Owens ruled herself out.
Home Secretary Priti Patel will consult Sadiq Khan before the appointment.
The London Mayor forced Dame Cressida Dick to resign in February by announcing he had no confidence in her.
It followed Met racism and misogyny scandals.
A source said: “The preferred candidate ideally would have been female or from an ethnic background, in keeping with the times. The final three are white and literally Old Bill but all are outstanding.”
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