Former Met Police commissioner Ian Blair dies11 hours ago Share Save James W Kelly BBC News, London Share SaveGetty Images Ian Blair led the Met Police from 2005 to 2008Former Metropolitan Police commissioner, Lord Blair, has died at the age of 72. Ian Blair led the UK's largest police force between 2005 and 2008, during which the 7/7 bombings took place. Sir Ian Blair appearing on the Andrew Marr Show in 2009It was two weeks later that Mr De Menezes was killed by officers who were responding to the threat of further possible suicide bombers. 'Vast contribution'He took a seat as a crossbench peer in 2010 when he became Lord Blair of Boughton, a nod to his roots in Cheshire. The Met commissioner added that Lord Blair had led changes in how rape cases were handled with his "empathy and foresight".