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UPDATED: Police pledge to 'fully investigate' Tower Hamlets concerns

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has pledged to ‘fully investigate’ any allegations after Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices.

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By Dan Peters | 24 April 2015

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has pledged to ‘fully investigate' any allegations after Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices.

Election commissioner, Judge Richard Mawrey, yesterday declared controversial Mr Rahman's election victory void for a breach of election rules.

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