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Nick Gargan: Avon and Somerset chief constable resigns

Avon & Somerset's Chief Constable has resigned after being found guilty of misconduct. Nick Gargan had faced mounting calls to quit after being found guilty of misconduct three months ago. He'd been suspended on full pay for more than a year.

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Bristol MP: Nick Gargan resignation 'a joke'

Charlotte Leslie, the MP for Bristol North West, has told ITV News she believes Nick Gargan's dismissal to be "a joke".

The conservative MP condemned the process that led to the Avon and Somerset Chief Constable being asked to resign, and said she will launch an enquiry with other Tory politicians into the IPCC enquiry which started the process.

Charlotte Leslie is the MP for Bristol North West. Credit: Ben Birchall/PA

Mr Gargan was told to step down after an independent panel found him guilty of eight counts of misconduct - his resignation was accepted today. But Charlotte Leslie said at the time the process smacks of "a witch hunt devoid of real facts".

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