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The Mails Stephen Wright has spent eight years campaigning for accountability over the Mets botched inquiry into wild claims of abuse by VIPs. Here, we look back at his battle for justice.

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How could ANYONE believe it?: Leon Brittans widow Lady Brittan tells MPs its extraordinary that Met Police pursued fantasist Carl Beechs claims of VIP Westminster paedophile ring - and adds there hasnt been much justice for the falsely-accused Lady Brittan, former magistrate, said Met failed to properly test Nicks evidence I find it quite extraordinary, told select committee probe into police watchdog Also said there hasnt been much justice for those who were wrongly accused

Victims of the VIP paedophile scandal accused Priti Patel of shirking her responsibility as Home Secretary last night after she dismissed growing calls for a fresh inquiry. Miss Patel was under pressure to act after six of her predecessors said confidence in the police had been seriously damaged by Scotland Yards investigation into false claims by fantasist Nick of a Westminster paedophile ring. They called for a new investigation into the Metropolitan Polices disastrous Operation Midland probe...

Scotland Yards failure to investigate two alleged fantasists who came forward to support liar and paedophile Carl Beech over bogus claims of VIP sex abuse will now be examined by Merseyside Police. The force will investigate why the Metropolitan Police did not take action against the two men despite Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steve Rodhouse, who was then in charge, concluding they were deliberate liars. The pair, known only as A and B, went to police in September 2015 claiming they could bac...

Nick Bramall gives a mirthless laugh. The murky politics and contradictions of policing have long failed to surprise the son of Field Marshal Lord Bramall MC. But they still appal him. ‘It’s too late for Dad and the other victims, of course,’ he says. ‘Steve Rodhouse has never apologised to us, but he must know what is coming now. He was the man in charge and he should take the rap. I just find it very odd that despite him being involved in so many fiascos, he kept getting promoted.’ ...

A former judge today demands a criminal inquiry into detectives who asked him to sign search warrants in the disastrous VIP child sex abuse inquiry. In a dramatic intervention, Howard Riddle says there are reasonable grounds to suspect a criminal offence has been committed. He says that if police failed to reveal evidence undermining the credibility of their witness Nick then the applications for warrants would appear to amount to perverting the course of justice. Scotland Yard detectives used ...

Rights act of 1998, a federal law. thats what julian was arguing, saying that if hes extradited to sweden he might get extradited to the u.s. and go to gitmo and die. that was his defense. the fact is the swedish authorities do have the right to make the inquiry. judge riddle is right. richards also right that there will be an appeal, but i think hes on his way to sweden. >> interesting stuff. lets stay a little closer to home now. anaheim. were talking about a junior high school that says weve ...

But beyond that, i think its too intrusive. i just dont think any court in america would ever uphold this kind of intrusiveness. theres just no way. >> lets move on to julian assan assange, getting closer to being extradited for sex crimes allegations. richard, do you see sweden getting its way in having him extradited? >> i dont know, fred. it seems ridiculous to me. sweden has not charged him with any crimes. so how can you extradite someone if they havent been charged with any crimes? theyre ...

All right. more legal talkers right now, a warning for lindsay lohan that involves jail. a deputy who arrested mel gibson gets the go-ahead to sue, and a change in the restraining order involving chris brown and rihanna. our legal guys are back, richard and avery. okay, gentlemen. avery, you first. the judge says, lindsay, you are going to jail. but does he actually mean this? >> well, judge schwartz has an enormous amount of pressure on him. i mean, i served on the bench at one time, im a forme...