Bernard Hogan-Howe was born into the Sheffield east end. After leaving school he worked in a Medical Laboratory for the NHS before joining the police service. He went on to become Chief Constable of Merseyside, Her Majesties Inspector of Constabularies with responsibility for Serious and Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism. In 2011 he was appointed by Royal Warrant as Metropolian Police Commissioner responsible for 50,000 officers and staff. In Merseyside crime was reduced by a third and in London by a fifth. In 2013 he was knighted and in 2017 raised to the House of Lords. He is a Non Executive Director of the Cabinet Office and recently acted as advised to the New Zealand Royal Commission on the Christchurch Terrorist attacks on mosques He has an MA (Oxon) in Jurisprudence and an MBA from Sheffield University. He is an Honorary Fellow of Merton College Oxford University.

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From Russia with Love: Watch as Magnus Linklater, former Met Chief Bernard Hogan-Howe and John Taylor, who has spent over 50 years working in intelligence and security, including close contact with human sources like Oleg Gordievsky, as they discuss the state of play concerning domestic and international security. (2021)