Britain’s bumbling top cop retiring to plush country pile with £9million pension

BRITAIN’S top cop will retire with his £9million taxpayer-funded pension to a £1.1million retreat in a country village.

Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, pushed out of his job after clashes with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, is off to a rural part of Dorset.

He bought the home as he masterminded ill-fated probes into journalists and alleged VIP paedophiles.

The 58-year-old, off in February, will net an annual publicly-funded income of £181,500 from his gold-plated pension.

He hoped to stay on longer, but Met sources revealed he announced his “retirement” as he feared being sacked.

Sir Bernard, wed to Marion, 52, is set for a dream retirement des­pite several high-profile failures.

The Met expects heavy criticism from a judge-led review into the collapsed Operation Midland child sex probe.

And £14.2million went on a failed investigation into Sun rep­orters and sources.