Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams Until a few years ago, his-day-to-day life had long revolved around facing down armed gangsters, kicking in doors and disrupting organised crime.
But in 2021, former GMP officer David Sutcliffe has swapped policing for politics - and is running for mayor. The ex-inspector left the force three years ago and makes no bones about the strained circumstances under which he left.
Mr Sutcliffe, 53, was investigated by GMP’s professional standards branch after a complaint of assault was made against him by a colleague.
After 15 months on desk duty, he says he was eventually exonerated, yet has never felt the investigation was carried out fairly or reviewed properly afterwards,
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