UNITED KINGDOM
Express
By AARON BROWN
Officers raided properties in London and Wensleydale, in North Yorkshire, owned by the ex-Home Secretary on Wednesday this week.
Lord Brittan was previously accused of failing to act on a dossier detailing allegations of abuse within Westminster.
The raids on his properties come amid claims the Cabinet Office covered up infamous MP Cyril Smith’s abuse allegations before his knighthood.
Police searched the homes of Lord Brittan some six weeks since the 75-year-old Conservative politician died of cancer.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed raids had taken place in the past week. …
Operation Midland was set up in November to investigate claims of a child sex abuse ring hidden in Westminster during the 1970s and 1980s, conducted the raids at the homes of Lord Brittan.
“They are examining multiple leads. It’s fair to say they are being very thorough. They will go wherever the evidence might lead them,” a source close to the investigation told the Daily Mirror.
News of the raids comes amid evidence Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher knew of the child abuse allegations against Rochdale MP Cyril Smith BEFORE he was awarded his knighthood.
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