On Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence announced that Gen Sir David Richards is to be the next chief of the defence staff, the UK's most senior military officer.

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The MBPA said the current suspensions of Commander Ali Dizaei and Britain's most senior Muslim officer, Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, were proof that ethnic minority officers were treated less favourably than white staff.

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