Greater Manchester police chief vows to quit if force not better in two years

Stephen Watson says officers will visit all burglary scenes in drive to improve underperforming' force

The new head of one of England's biggest and most criticised police forces has insisted it is not a failing organisation but vowed he will quit if it is not in a demonstrably better place" within two years.

Stephen Watson took over as chief constable of Greater Manchester police (GMP) this week after his predecessor was forced to step down over an inspection report that found the force had failed to record 80,000 crimes in a year.