Original sentence: As chair of the GLC's police committee and vice-chair of its ethnic minorities committee, he continued to be a persistent critic of the police, especially in relation to their dealings with the black and Asian communities.At the time a loyal supporter of the New Labour project, he defended the police and criticised his former GLC colleague Ken Livingstone's mayoral campaign.Boateng was elected to the Greater London Council in 1981 as a member of Labour's left wing and a supporter of Ken Livingstone.Dawn Butler was selected by the local Constituency Labour Party to replace him and was elected.He had more success in the general election of 1987, when he was elected to the House of Commons for Brent South in succession to Laurence Pavitt, becoming one of the first three black MPs (the others being Bernie Grant and Diane Abbott).In Ghana, he attended the prestigious Accra Academy High School (one of the best secondary schools in Ghana) before moving with his family to the UK.The family moved to Hemel Hempstead where he attended Apsley Grammar School
Edited sentence: As chair of the GLC's police committee and vice-chair of its ethnic minorities committee, he continued to be a persistent critic of the Metropolitan Police, especially in relation to their dealings with the black and Asian communities.At the time a loyal to the New Labour project, he defended the police and criticised his former GLC colleague Ken Livingstone's mayoral campaign.Boateng was elected to the Greater London Council in 1981, then on Labour's left and a supporter of Ken Livingstone.Dawn Butler was selected by the Constituency Labour Party to replace him and was elected.He won in the general election of 1987, when he was became the MP for Brent South in succession to Laurence Pavitt, being one of the first three black MPs (the others being Bernie Grant and Diane Abbott).In Ghana, he attended the prestigious Accra Academy High School (one of the best secondary schools in Ghana) before returning to the UK with his family.They settled in Hemel Hempstead where he attended Apsley Grammar School