Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), Len Duvall, said Mr Menezes' death was a "tragic loss" but added the officers involved would also be under "immense strain" and needed support...

Mr Duvall added London was facing an "unprecedented" potential threat to the safety of its inhabitants.

"This means calculated risks have to be taken, often by necessity in haste, and mistakes are therefore likely," he said.

(My emphasis)

So...one can only imagine the possible PR lines that could be run off of a statement like this. I'm tempted, but it would probably be a little grotesque.

Sir Ian is now saying that the police didn't say all of those things about the coat and the running and the jumping. That they have checked what they have said.

I wonder if Sir Ian has ever heard of the concept of sin of omission?