If his name was not Blair, his position would be untenable. His name is, of course, Sir Ian Blair. Naturally, both Blairs will rely upon the slow nature of enquiries to shore up and prolong their positions.
For Bungle Blair, the Chief Constable of the Met, there is discomforting evidence that undermines his claim - that it took a day to verify the identity of De Menezes. That might not be the truth.
Two senior officers, one a counter-terrorism expert, have given testimony that appears to contradict Blair’s claims.
The officers say they were instructed to carry out an assessment to help handle the expected public relations backlash to the bungled shooting.
Blair should have resigned or been placed on administrative leave a long time ago. If he is found to have misled the IPCC and the public, he should be sacked from the date of the murder and teh salary clawed back from that date. Except that is against EU law, more's the shame.