Harvey Proctor 'will not accept apology' from Met chief after he was accused of raping and murdering children

No charges: Harvey Proctor
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Chloe Chaplain14 October 2016
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A former Tory MP who was falsely accused of murdering and raping children has said he will reject any apology from the head of the Metropolitan Police.

Harvey Proctor said he would be willing to meet Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe ahead of the publication of a report into the force's handling of a VIP paedophile probe, if he is allowed to see the sections relevant to his case.

Mr Proctor was reportedly invited for the talks six days after the Metropolitan Police Commissioner received a draft of the report.

Asked if he would go to the meeting, Mr Proctor told Channel 4 News: "If he meets my requests, which I think are perfectly sensible requests, I have never asked for an apology, I have said before that I would not accept an apology from that man.

"(It's) not worth his words."

The former MP would reject an apology from Sir Hogan-Howe 
Steve Brown /BBC

Mr Proctor accused the police of orchestrating a "witch-hunt" after a string of lurid allegations were made by a man who claimed to have been abused by a group of high-profile individuals in the 1970s and 1980s.

Operation Midland, Scotland Yard's probe into the claims by the lone complainant known as "Nick", closed in March without a single arrest, but Mr Proctor, former Army chief Lord Bramall and late Tory peer Lord Brittan were publicly named in connection with the investigation.

Mr Proctor told the Telegraph: "Sir Bernard has not lifted a pen or a telephone to contact me until this point when he receives the report. It is utterly damning."

According to the newspaper, Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner Helen King wrote to Mr Proctor, who was an MP between 1979 and 1987, saying: "Once the final report has been received, the Commissioner would welcome the opportunity to meet you privately to discuss the report."

Scotland Yard has apologised to Lord Bramall, whose wife died before his name was cleared, and the widow of Lord Brittan, who died in 2015 not knowing his name had been cleared, for aspects of its handling of the case.

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