the former conservative mp harvey proctor was falsely accused.ought he did a thorough forensic examination of what went wrong with operation midland. i have the utmost contempt for senior officers of the metropolitan police, past and present, for the turmoil that they have put peoples lives through. including my own. what do you think of the way that they dealt with him when they were investigating his claims? well, they believed him, from the start, without one scintilla of proof. no collaboration. they thought he was credible and true. —— no corroboration. now, as you know, people have said that was a slip of the tongue, most recently cressida dick. it wasn‘t. she said it was a mistake. it was a deliberate policy. and what about tom watson? tom watson has applied the dimming ms defence. i did meet carl beech, or nick, as he was known at the time. i did suggest he went to the police. the new report makes clear he did more than that. hundreds of pages of information were sent to the police by him under operation midland. and the pressure he appli

but it is been accused of a whitewash by the former mp harvey proctor, he was one of those from the edgessioner says they will ensure the report's recommendations are implemented. they have raised a number of lessons for us, a number of things they want is to implement. i think they are very important areas and we need to be assured, for example, that we are dealing effectively with warrants. dealing effectively with searching premises and a number of other areas of policing which are fundamental. i think it's raising serious questions about the way we did this kind of things, back then in 2014 and 15 in that operation. i am going to work closely with her majesty inspector to make sure that we have implemented the relevant lessons of the report and that we do implement effectively, especially the recommendations from the iop sea report. i have today appointed a deputy assistant commissioner to work full—time on that and report directly to me. do you direct the failings in that investigation?” absolutely begat, verse about the impact that midland had on the people who were accused by coral

harvey proctor, who lost his home and hisjob harvey proctor, who lost his home and his job because harveyb because he was under suspicion, was allowed to see the police watchdog's report before its publication today. the iopc is hand in glove with the metropolitan police. there should be a full investigation into these police officers. while carl beech is in prison for his lies, the police watchdog is insisting it has carried out a thorough and detailed investigation into what went on at scotla nd investigation into what went on at scotland yard. june kelly, bbc news. us troops have withdrawn from northeastern syria, opening the way for a full—scale turkish assault against kurdish fighters there. the syrian democratic forces, led by the kurds, had been the americans' main allies in the fight against the so—called islamic state. the sdf called the us withdrawal a stab in the back. turkey, which regards kurdish militias as terrorists, said its army was ready to launch operations against them at any moment. police have arrested more than 130 people in connection with the climate change prote

you might be familiar with harvey proctor who lost his house in hisjob. familiar with harvey proctor damaging to him and other people. this programme very controversial. this programme very controversial. this secret database which has thousands of people being looked at for the prevent programme. liberty have got hold of it. the secret database is have got hold of it. the secret data base is about have got hold of it. the secret database is about keeping tabs on and controlling people. it's utterly chilling potentially thousands of people, including children are in secret government database so it sounds as if this might be level of gossip to suspicion. if this database is gossip to suspicion. if this data base is based, gossip to suspicion. if this database is based, as they said, i'm quite seemingly tenuous stuff. the key point is, the people who into by the prevent programme have committed no criminal offence. showing too much interest in particular subjects oi'i much interest in particular subjects on the internet, perceived as putting him at risk of becoming a terrorist but the

he claimed the ex tory mp harvey proctor had actually murdered two boys.de lord brittan, who died during the investigation, the late conservative prime minister sir edward heath, and the long—time labour politician lord janner. the police investigation into the so—called westminster paedophile ring went on for 18 months and ended without any arrests or charges. a senior retired judge, sir richard henriques, was brought in to review the police inquiry. finally, his full report has been published. it details one of the most damaging episodes in the modern history of the metropolitan police. but today, the metropolitan police. but today, the forces refusing to do any interviews. instead, there was this statement. when we get it wrong, as we have in these circumstances, with such damaging consequences, we find it genuinely distressing. so, finally, let me be very clear. i am deeply, deeply sorry for the m ista kes deeply, deeply sorry for the mistakes that were made, and for the ongoing pain that these mistakes have caused. i promise we will do all we can to p

harvey proctor lost his home and his job because he was under suspicion.ty labour leader and be expelled from the party. i have icy contempt for mr beech. it is matched with my icy contempt for tom watson, and the labour party should immediately dissociate themselves from mr watson. what has 0peration midland done to you? i have no money. i have no resources. i cannot plan my future. i'm not sure that i have a future. tom watson incest review contains multiple inaccuracies. can i get a reaction, please, are you going to resign? but there was no further comment for the cameras today. another of the falsely accused, lord brittan, died during the police investigation. never knowing that he had been exonerated. 0fficers investigation. never knowing that he had been exonerated. officers are accused of unlawfully obtaining wa rra nts to accused of unlawfully obtaining warrants to search the homes of suspects. today's review criticises the contact some journalists, including from the bbc, had with carl beech. 0verall, including from the bbc, had with carl beech.

harvey proctor lost his home and his job because he was under suspicion.m watson should resign as deputy labour leader and be expelled from the party. resign as deputy labour leader and be expelled from the partylj resign as deputy labour leader and be expelled from the party. i have icy contempt for mr beech which is matched with my icy contempt for tom watson, and the labour party should immediately dissociate themselves from mr watson. what has operation midland done to you?” from mr watson. what has operation midland done to you? i have no money. i have no midland done to you? i have no money. i have no resources. midland done to you? i have no money. i have no resources. i cannot plan my future. i'm not sure that i have a future. it eventually emerged that carl beech was himself a paedophile. he one—time supporter, tom watson, says today's report contains multiple inaccuracies, but this case has raised questions about the competence and independence of the competence and independence of the country's largest police force. june kelly, bbc news. our hom

the review says: harvey proctor lost his home and his job because he was under suspicion. leader and be expelled from the party.” resign as deputy labour leader and be expelled from the party. i have icy contempt for mr beech. it is matched with my icy contempt for tom watson. and the labour party should immediately disassociate themselves from mr watson. what has operation midland done to you?” from mr watson. what has operation midland done to you? i have no money. i have no midland done to you? i have no money. i have no resources. midland done to you? i have no money. i have no resources. i cannot plan my future. i am not sure that i have a future. tom watson insists the review contains multiple inaccuracies. could i get your reaction, please? are you going to resign? but there was no further comment for the cameras today. another of the falsely accused, lord britain, died during the police investigation, never knowing that he had been exonerated. —— brittan. 0fficers had been exonerated. —— brittan. officers are accused of unlawfully obtaining warrants to search suspe

he said those search wa rra nts harvey proctor.tained illegally because the detectives had misled districtjudge by saying their witness was very credible when there we re witness was very credible when there were concerns about the witnesses. that was referred to the office of police conduct. after many, many months, they decided they should be no further action and sir richard henriques is sort of in disbelief about the outcome. he says he can't believe that none of the officers should face even some kind of disciplinary proceedings or criminal proceedings. he talks about the delay in reaching the findings as gross and inexcusable, the investigation was minimal and unprofessional and decision—making was flawed. he says it's a matter of profound regret that one of the most u nsatisfa ctory profound regret that one of the most unsatisfactory and ever ridden criminal investigations in history should be followed by a lemon doubly slow investigation. a malfunctioning police force has not received the necessary oversight the home secret

he claimed the ex—tory mp harvey proctor had actually murdered two boys. accused included the former home secretary lord brittan, who died during the police investigation, the late conservative prime minister sir edward heath, and the long—time labour politician lord janner. the police investigation into the so—called westminster paedophile ring went on for 18 months and ended without any arrests or charges. a senior retired judge, sir richard henriques, was brought in to review the police inquiry. finally, his full report has been published. it details one of the most damaging episodes in the modern history of the metropolitan police. but today, the force is refusing to do any interviews. instead, there was this statement. when we get it wrong, as we have in these circumstances, with such damaging consequences, we find it genuinely distressing. so, finally, let me be very clear. i am deeply, deeply sorry for the mistakes that were made, and for the ongoing pain that these mistakes have caused. i promise we will do all we can to prevent them happening agai

harvey proctor very much very angry still as a result of the continued, what he says, is essentially and some rain at times. some of it has been quite persistent but it is turning quite showery as we go through the next few hours, and for the remainder of this week, that is going to be the story. the wind is remaining quite a feature, there will be some showery outbreaks of rain at times. so, over the last few hours, we have seen a pulse of wet weather moving away from eastern england, plenty of showers behind it. the showers heaviest and most widespread up into the north—west, even with the odd rumble of thunder here. that is because we are nearer to this area of low pressure which is sitting out in the atlantic, dominating the weather story. plenty of isobars to the southern flank of that driving in plenty of showers across the country. we have got this front to ease some rain through east anglia, the south east corner, during the early evening rush hour. behind it, the wind is still very much a feature. a little bit of brightness from time to time and temperatures will peak at aro

harvey proctor has branded the inquiry isa harvey proctor has branded the inquiry is a whitewash.ere are people perhaps who should be held responsible for the failings.” absolutely understand, i can't put myself in the shoes of those who have been impacted in this way, but i completely understand, there will be people who say if it went wrong, why hasn't somebody more obviously been held to account as an individual? it is not myjob to second—guess the ipc, they are totally independent, and i never ever would comment on an investigation of theirs. they have come to their decision and they are the right people to come to that decision, and let's not forget, this investigation has also been reviewed by sir richard and reviewed by other police officers on more than one occasion, so my view, there is no requirement whatsoever for any further investigation. myjob is to make sure the met loans and to move us make sure the met loans and to move us into the future and that is why i have put in place the infrastructure and leadership and we will work closely with her majesty's inspector to

harvey proctor, former conservative mp.s had on his life, as he said at the very beginning, how it has impacted him. harvey proctor talking to us this morning. former conservative mp. yes, it is clear it is a story that has affected him very personally. let's have a look at the time. 9:16am. now, the weather. iam i am starting again with this photograph, it is just so lovely. it is near the banks of loch lomond. this weekend is going to be quite a mixed with wet weather working in from the west today, the east should stay dry, and as we head into tomorrow, the east will be wet with western areas turning drier and brighter. this weather front is putting in as we speak, bringing thicker cloud to western areas. this area of low pressure is going to bring some wet weather as we head into monday. we start off on a chilly night across the north—east of scotland. here, we see the best of scotland. here, we see the best of the sunshine through the day, but windy with one or two showers in the northern isles. lots of sunshine elsewh

harvey proctor lost his home and his job because he was under suspicion.ader and be expelled from the party.|j resign as deputy labour leader and be expelled from the party. i have utter contempt for mr beech. it is matched with my icy contempt for tom watson. and the later part —— labour pack party should immediate would dissociate themselves from mr watson. —— labour party. dissociate themselves from mr watson. -- labour party. what has operation midland done to you?” have no money, i have no resources, i cannot plan my future, i'm not sure that i have a future. it eventually emerged that carl beech was himself a paedophile. his one—time supporter tom watson says today's report contains multiple inaccuracies. but this case has raised questions about competence and independence of the country's largest police force. june kelly, bbc news. a new—born baby has died at britain's largest women's prison. officials at hmp bronzefield in surrey have declined to comment on reports the death came after a prisoner gave birth alone in her cell. police have launched a

harvey proctor lost his home and hisjob because he was under suspicion.he said tom watson should resign as deputy labour leader and be expelled from the party. i have icy contempt for mr beech, it is matched by my icy contempt for tom watson and the labour party should immediately dissociate themselves from mr tom watson. what has operation midland done to you? i have no money, i have no resources. i cannot plan my future. i am not sure that i have a future. i am not sure that i have a future. it eventually emerged that coral beach himself was a paedophile. his one—time supporter tom watson says today's report contains multiple inaccuracies but the case has raised questions about the case has raised questions about the competence and independence of the competence and independence of the country's largest police force. our correspondence has been outside new scotland yard four this afternoon. what stands out from what we afternoon. what stands out from what we have learnt today is the sheer scale of the failure is on the incompetence of the metropolitan p

falsely accused, as were lord britain, the ex—tory mp harvey the ex—tory mp harvey proctor, the laterd heath, and long—time labour politician lord janner. now, the former seniorjudge who reviewed the disastrous scotland yard inquiry has slammed the investigation by the police watchdog into the conduct of the officers involved. maintenance of law and order relies on the effective of those in power. who guards the guards themselves? who watches the watchers? a malfunctioning police force has not received the necessary oversight. carl beech, a hospital inspector and school governor duped experienced detectives with his bogus allegations. a cruel and compulsive liar, he set out to undermine the reputations of those he wrongly accused. lord britan died before carl beech had been exposed. sir richard henriques is believed he unlawfully obtained —— believes any police obtained the warrant unlawfully to search his home and those of the other victims. the police watchdog rejects this. today its director—general said... harvey proctor, who lost his home and hisjob because he was under suspicio

falsely accused along with lord britton, who was once home secretary, the ex tory mp harvey proctor and the police have been accused of unlawfully obtaining war rans to is is the home of lord britton and other suspect. the police watchdog the iopc rejects this. it's refused to do interviews, but in a statement its director general michael lockwood said. lincoln seligman, the godson of sir edward heath, has fought to preserve the reputation of a man who had no family. quite obviously the whole thing was such a complete disaster, to say that nobody did anything wrong defies common—sense. so while carl beech is serving a prison sentence for his lies, the force that he deserved for 18 months remains in the dock. june kelly, bbc news. a baby boy has died in hospital following a stabbing in which his mother was seriously injured. emergency services were called to an address in north tyneside, last wednesday to find a 21—year—old woman and her son with life threatening injuries. our correspondent fiona trott is outside the hospital where the baby died, what more can you tell us? ra nts to rant

bramall, former army general, property linked to the former home secretary lord brittan, and harvey proctor the warrington —— and the warrants issued. they said there is no evidence that the police deliberately misled the district judge, but it found gaps in processes and systems, and it has made 16 recommendations, detailed recommendations. the two that really strike me are firstly to consider whether these hearings before the magistrates' court to apply for search warrants should be recorded. should there be an audio recording of those hearings? in the second point, which goes a bit further, relate to this culture that has developed in the police or believing victims when they come forward and make allegations. the ayo pc says, while acknowledging there is a fine balance to be struck, we would invite the police service to reflect carefully on and renew their efforts to balance the culture of belief at the time an allegation is recorded with a clear need to objectively investigate the allegations thereafter. that has proved to be highly controversial. sir richard enrico is, who did an inve

the former conservative mp harvey proctor, a former chief of the defence staff, lord bramhall, and theate conservative former home secretary leon britton. beech‘s allegations were later found to be entirely false, and he was jailed for 18 years. the independent office for police conduct, the iopc, found no evidence of misconduct of the met, but said the investigation revealed gaps and shortcomings. high—profile figures investigated under operation midland have had their reputations disgracefully and unjustly tarnished. and the iopc, whose report was published this morning, has failed miserably to identify the met‘s failures, identify the culpable people, or resolve the issues. but it's notjust the met. other police forces across the country follow policy guidelines automatically believing all allegations brought by complainants, and therefore disbelieving the defendants. and this has damaged the reputations of cliff richard, jim davidson, nigel evans, and many other less—well—known defendants. so he wanted a review of the procedures in all those cases too. the minister said changes had

the former mp harvey proctor, whose home was raided by police, said the investigation had "deliberatelyommissioner of the metropolitan police, sir stephen house, gave a statement outside new scotland yard a little earlier. it remains highly unusual for the police to release this much information about an investigation outside of criminal proceedings. but we feel it's important that those directly affected by it, all those concerned by some of the rumours that surround these investigations, and indeed the report itself, are able to see as much of it as possible. this exceptional level of information has been published in response to the need to dispel the rumour, the strong public interest in ensuring transparency, to demonstrate the decision and complexities involved in investigations, and our commitment to learn from past mistakes and help maintain public confidence. in preparing for today's publication we have been particularly conscious of the dreadful and damaging impact these false allegations and our investigations have had on these wrongly accused individuals and their families.

lord brittan, the former chief of the defence staff, lord bramall and the ex—conservative mp, harvey proctorwful‘. in a statement, deputy commissioner of the metropolitan police, sir stephen house said the force was determined to learn the lessons from sir richard henrqiures review to improve the force's response to similar situation in the future. that was echoed by steve rodhouse who lead the investigation into operation midland. the former met deputy assistant commissioner said, "in hindsight i can see that i did not ensure that we got the balance right between our determination to maintain that confidence and our duty to robustly test the allegations being made." let's hear from the let's hearfrom the home let's hear from the home secretary. i have, and rightly so, written to the inspectorate to call for an independent assessment to see whether or not the metropolitan police service has very much fulfilled some of the recommendations that obviously they have been asked to do so through the report. the key thing here is, is that there is an independent inspectorate that will look at that,

severely criticised, and it is of tremendous importance to us, the family, to the britten family, to harvey proctoris falsely accused, may they be important or not, have a right the police look at things in an impartial way and in a proper way, and it has gone very wrong here. this has turned into a national scandal. you mention tom watson. there are calls for him to resign. he has put out a statement immediately and publication saying, "i've always said it wasn't my place tojudge whether "i've always said it wasn't my place to judge whether sexual abuse allegations were true or false, that was for the police". let's have a reminder of the background to it. alleged victims were going to him, and he was making their allegations public. and the police were dealing with it. "the police encouraged me to report these stories to the police which is what i did. i hope the case of the lie carl beech doesn't prevent true victims of abuse coming forward". what is your view on tom watson? do you join those who are saying he should go?|j think those who are saying he should go?” think you should hang his head