sir richard henriques' stinging criticism is in tomorrow's daily mail newspaper.dford is with me now. what's he been saying? well, you would remember that the report of sir richard henriques into how police investigated this made up paedophile ring was published in lots of detail on friday and his most strong criticism of the force was the way police officers had obtained search warrants for the homes of theirformer obtained search warrants for the homes of their former chief of general staff, lord brittan, and harvey proctor. he said those search wa rra nts harvey proctor. he said those search warrants had been obtained 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 som

sir richard henriques' stinging criticism will be in tomorrow's daily mail newspaper.andford joins me now. what has he said now? as you said, so what has he said now? as you said, so richard henriques originally investigated how the police had carried out 0peration midland which looked into the false claims by carl beech of a paedophile ring operating in westminster. he said the search wa rra nts in westminster. he said the search warrants of senior military and political figures had warrants of senior military and politicalfigures had been obtained unlawfully in that police investigation because the district judge had been misled about the credibility of the key witness. the iopc which then looked into what he had said has now decided that no police officer should face any further action. so richard henriques has written an unbelievably critical article in the daily mail tomorrow, saying this was a gross and inexcusably delayed investigation with minimal, unprofessional and flawed decision making. he said it isa flawed decision making. he said it is a matter of profou

a senior retired judge, sir richard henriques, was brought in to review the police inquiry.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 again in the future. deputy assistant commissioner steve rodhouse headed the investigation. the henriques review quotes a log that he made, acknowledging that beech, then known by the pseudonym "nick", may have fabricated some or all of his allegations. sir richard says, since he'd formed that view, i am unable to see how he could properly formulate a decision to inform the public that "we believe nick". also criticised is deputy labour leader tom watson. the review says there

if richard henriques, if his article in the daily mail is anything to go by, they would have to havetely slamming them. this is an organisation that was created just under two years ago to lead and manage the develop and of the police service and if his article on his findings are right, they are not leading and managing much, they couldn't find their way out of a paper bag, what is saying. more detail tomorrow. lives were so badly affected by this. you might be familiar with harvey proctor who lost his house in hisjob. familiar with harvey proctor who lost his house in his job. very 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 soun

retired high courtjudge sir richard henriques — who conducted an independent review of 0peraton midlandre "minimal, unprofessional and flawed". in response, the independent 0ffice for police conduct said it carried out a "thorough and detailed investigation". senior members of the royal family are spearheading a new campaign, aimed at helping people to spot the early signs of poor mental health. princes william and harry, and their wives, catherine and meghan, are narrating a short film which will be broadcast on tv this evening. katharine da costa reports. i don't really know what to do. i think ijust kept it in and kept it in until people started noticing that something wasn't right. 27—year—old cher suffered from depression and anxiety after a miscarriage two years ago. she finds exercise helps to boost her mood and shows no with friends and family but at the time she says she felt utterly lost. i kind of opened up and for me, that was a big thing because it's really hard to open up about mental health but once you do open up, you feel like part of you is relieved, basically. cher is

retired high court judge sir richard henriques said that searches of the homes of the former home secretaryrittan, the former chief of the defence staff, lord bramall and the ex—conservative mp, harvey proctor was ‘unlawful‘. 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

a senior retired judge, sir richard henriques, was brought in to review the scotland yard enquiry andndings have been published. he details one of the most damaging episode in the modern history of the metropolitan police. but today, the force refused to do any interviews. instead, there was this statement. when we get it wrong, as we have in the 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 again in the future. i think it is helpful that this... steve rod house was the senior officer who headed the inquiry. now in a top policejob outside the met, he is castigated on a number of fronts in the report. and this includes sanctioning the use of the phrase "credible and true", to describe carl beech‘s allegations, while privately acknowledging that carl beech, then known by the pseudonym nick could have made up his story. sir richard saysin have made

sir richard henriques says in his review...essure from tom watson, a campaigner on child abuse. 0ne detective described the politician as a priority. the review says:. harvey proctor lost his home and his job because he was under suspicion. today, 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 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 obtainin

now, sir richard henriques, the former seniorjudge who reviewed the scotland yard inquiry, has also slammedided that no officers should be disciplined. maintenance of law and order depends upon the effective oversight of those invested with power. who guards the guards themselves? who watches the watchers? a malfunctioning police force has not received the negotiations oversight. sir richard also believes that the current met commissioner, dame cressida dick, should have been interviewed by the watchdog. she managed the team responsible for the beech investigation. today, she stressed her officers should investigate with an open mind. there was a policy that tended to suggest to officers they should believe complainants, so—called victims, whatever they said, and investigate the allegation rather than at any early stage beginning to investigate the individual. than at any early stage beginning to investigate the individual. the investigation into an alleged westminster paedophile ring cost £2.5 million. lord bramall, a former chief of the defence staff, was among those who paid the price fo

a senior retired judge, sir richard henriques, was brought in to review the police inquiry.ublished. 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 prevent them happening again in the future. microcode deputy assistant commissioner steve rodhouse headed the investigation. the review mentions a log that he made, acknowledging that beech, then known as nick, may have fabricated some 01’ known as nick, may have fabricated some or all of his allegations. he says, iam some or all of his allegations. he says, i am unable to see how he could properly formulate a decisi

a 2016 report into operation midland by retired high courtjudge sir richard henriques, which was partlyscotland yard last week, found the searches of the three men's homes should not have taken place, and warrants were unlawfully obtained. he also said the iopc report was flawed, and fell well short of an effective investigation. officers failed to present the whole picture when seeking search warrants, the investigation into lord britain went on far too long. of this, there is no question. the question for the iopc is whether the five officers involved acted deliberately or criminally. they have made mistakes, that the process has failed, but they were not guilty of gross misconduct. indeed, sir richard himself acknowledges, notwithstanding the many mistakes made, the officers had conducted the investigation in a conscientious manner with propriety and with honesty. the question therefore for the police, for the home office and for us as parliament is what needs to change organisationally and culturally in order to ensure that investigations are properly, objectively, and successfully

a senior retired judge, sir richard henriques, was brought in to review the police inquiry.ort 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 again in the future. deputy assistant commissioner steve rodhouse headed the investigation. the henriques review quotes a log that he made, acknowledging that beech, then known by the pseudonym "nick", may have fabricated some or all of his allegations. sir richard says, since he'd formed that view, i am unable to see how he could properly formulate a decision to inform the public that "we believe nick". also criticised is deputy labour leader tom watso

sir richard henriques believes police unlawfully obtained the warrants to search the homes of the innocentects this. today its director—general said... harvey proctor, who lost his home and hisjob 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 scotland yard. june kelly, bbc news. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines: american businesswoman jennfer arcuri refuses to say whether she had an affair with borisjohnson when he was mayor of london. the prime minister says he will talk to the white house about withdrawing diplomatic immunity for a woman involved in a car crash in which a teenager was killed. the independent office for police conduct says police officers didn't deliberately mislead a judge over claims of a vip westminster paedophil

sir richard henriques — who conducted a review of operation midland — says the independent 0ffice for, unprofessional and flawed". writing in the daily mail, he says he was "alarmed" by the office's lack of knowledge of criminal procedure. the scotland yard inquiry cost £2.5 million, and ended without any arrests or charges. the number of unfilled nhs consultant psychiatrist posts in england has doubled in the last six years, according to a survey by the royal college of psychiatrists given to this programme exclusively. one in 10 posts are vacant. the "alarming" findings come at a time of soaring demand for mental health care, with many patients facing lengthy waits for treatment. senior members of the royal family have given their support to a new national mental health campaign. princes william and harry, and their wives, catherine and meghan, are narrating a short nhs film, aimed at helping people to spot the early signs of poor mental health. the video, featuring davina mccall, gillian anderson, and freddie flintoff, will be broadcast on commercial channels this evening. northamp

sir richard henriques is believed he unlawfully obtained —— believes any police obtained the warrant 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 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 —— the first that he strung along for 18 months is still in the dock. the police watchdog insisted 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. metropolitan police commissioner creddida dick has issued a statement this afternoon saying she is "deeply sorry for the mistakes that were made during our investigations into the appalling lies spun by carl beech. they simply should not have happened." the commissioner went on to say that her force will take t