Nick: Operation Midland report into Carl Beech's bogus VIP paedophile ring claims published for first time
The TelegraphScotland Yard has been accused of "institutional stupidity" as the long awaited report into its handling of the VIP paedophile scandal identifies a catalogue of catastrophic failings by the Force. Sir Richard Henriques's 400 page review of Operation Midland, published in full for the first time this morning, pinpoints 43 separate mistakes by officers investigating claims that high profile politicians and public figures raped, tortured and even murdered children in the 1970s and 80s. The scathing report accuses Britain's biggest force of being too ready to believe the extraordinary claims of fantasist Carl Beech and failing to identify the glaring and obvious inconsistencies in his extraordinary allegations. In response, Scotland Yard's Deputy Commissioner Sir Stephen House admitted "mistakes were made" but said the force does not agree with "everything Sir Richard wrote in his report or indeed all of his recent statements regarding further investigations into the actions of officers".
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Carl Beech: IOPC clears Metropolitan Police detectives over non-existent Westminster paedophile ring
The Independent
Carl Beech: Police’s ‘unwarranted belief’ in fantasist caused failed probe into fake paedophile ring, review finds
The Independent
Cressida Dick says she felt for officer who described Nick lies as 'credible and true'
Daily Mail
Met police paid another force nearly £1m to help investigate fantasist Carl Beech
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