A source said Patel is ‘very anxious’ to do something. Earlier this week it was reported the police watchdog could consider reopening its probe into how officers conducted themselves during the failed Operation Midland if 'new and compelling' evidence was presented, its boss has said. Michael Lockwood, director general of the IOPC, told MPs the body is now allowed to reopen cases if fresh information indicates its original findings were flawed. Fantasist Carl Beech Speaking to the Commons Home Affairs Committee, he said: 'If somebody provides me with compelling, new information - significant new information - which would come to the view that the original decision was flawed, then I would scope that, talk to the individual parties and make a decision (as to) whether that is something we do. We have done that in other cases.'