BRITAIN'S top counter-terrorism officer has resigned this morning after his blunder threatened a major anti-terror swoop.
BRITAIN'S top counter-terrorism officer has resigned this morning after his blunder threatened a major anti-terror swoop.
Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick's downfall came after he was pictured outside Downing Street yesterday clutching sensitive documents prior to a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
The documents showed top secret details of a major anti-terror operation in north-west England, and forced the operation to be brought forward.
London Mayor Boris Johnson said he had accepted Mr Quick's resignation with “great reluctance and sadness”.
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