Neil Basu: From Met Police’s Highest-Ranking Asian Officer to Outspoken Author of Turmoil Over a remarkable and often turbulent 30-year career with the Metropolitan Police, Neil Basu broke through long-standing barriers to become the most senior Asian officer in the history of British policing. A figure marked by both professional excellence and personal resilience, Basu climbed the ranks from constable to Assistant Commissioner, earning respect for his leadership in some of the most sensitive