The Met raided the homes of Brittan and Lord Bramall as part of Operation Midland, the doomed investigation into salacious allegations of child sexual abuse and murder. The force faced criticism over the £2.5m investigation into claims made by a single accuser, known only as Nick, of a high-level paedophile ring linked to Westminster. A spokesman for the Met said: “The Met has reached a settlement with both Lady Brittan and Lord Bramall.”It is not known whether Harvey Proctor, the former Conservative MP who was also targeted by Operation Midland and who has been a fierce critic of the force since the inquiry collapsed, has received a payout. The Daily Telegraph said the figure paid out was £100,000 and the settlements included confidentiality clauses. The IPCC said in March that three detectives who worked on Operation Midland were to be investigated for allegedly misleading a judge in order to secure search warrants.

Source: The Guardian September 02, 2017 10:41 UTC