MPs demand Priti Patel faces questions over Met Midland probe

Priti Patel today said 'outstanding questions' remain over the Met's bungled Operation Midland investigation into fabricated claims of a VIP paedophile ring - as MPs demanded to know why senior officers are still in position. Former High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques heavily criticised the inquiry into false claims of a VIP sex abuse ring in Westminster in a 2016 report, which identified 43 police failings. EX-CHIEF MAGISTRATE HOWARD RIDDLE: Why I now believe Met Officers may have perverted the course of justice Earlier this month the Daily Mail published an open letter to the Home Secretary from the former High Court judge, Sir Richard Henriques. In his recent letter to the Home Secretary, Sir Richard Henriques says that former judge Howard Riddle was knowingly misled and that there are reasonable grounds to believe a criminal offence was committed Eight things police 'failed to tell judge' The damning report into Operation Midland by former High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques spelt out how he believed police had 'misled' Howard Riddle to obtain warrants to search the homes of VIPs. Sir Richard Henriques' letter to the Home Secretary makes a clear and compelling case that an independent police force investigate the conduct of Operation Midland by both the Metropolitan Police and the IOPC.